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Checklist for Superfamily Leucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
127
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Leucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
14
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
1 Family width 38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
14 Genera with 38 Species
Arcania Leach, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocnemus Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Euclosiana Galil & Ng, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Hiplyra Galil, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ixa Leach, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 180111SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Nursia Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Oreophorus Rüppell, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilyra Miers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Seulocia Galil, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Urnalana Galil, 18492SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arcania (Iphis) quinquespinosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Arcania gracilis Henderson, 1893
Arcania gracilis Henderson, 1893
Arcania pulcherrima (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Ixa pulcherrima Haswell, 1879
Arcania tuberculata Bell, 1855
Cryptocnemus holdsworthi Miers, 1877
Euclosiana obtusifrons De Haan, 1841
Euclosiana unidentata De Haan, 1841One Teeth Peeble Crab
Hiplyra platycheir De Haan, 1841
Ixa cylindrus Fabricius, 1777Purse Crab
Ixa cylindrus megaspis Adams & White, 1849
Ixa pulcherrima Haswell, 1879
Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783Painted Pebble Crab
Leucosia craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758
Leucosia cumingi
Leucosia cumingii (Bell, 1855)⇒ Urnalana cumingii Bell, 1855
Leucosia haematostica
Leucosia haematosticta (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Urnalana haematosticta Adams & White, 1849
Leucosia longifrons (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783
Leucosia obtusifrons (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Euclosiana obtusifrons De Haan, 1841
Leucosia pubescens (Miers, 1877)⇒ Seulocia pubescens Miers, 1877
Leucosia unidentata (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Euclosiana unidentata De Haan, 1841
Leucosia urania Herbst, 1801
Myra affinis Bell, 1855
Myra brevimana Alcock, 1896
Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798Fleeting Purse Crab
Nursia hardwicki
Nursia hardwickii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Nursia lar Fabricius, 1793
Nursia lar Fabricius, 1793
Nursia plicata Herbst, 1803
Oreophorus reticulatus Adams & White, 1849
Philyra adamsi
Philyra adamsii Bell, 1855
Philyra platycheir (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Hiplyra platycheir De Haan, 1841
Philyra scabriuscula Fabricius, 1798
Pseudophilyra melita De Man, 1888
Seulocia pubescens Miers, 1877Olive Purse Crab
Seulocia pulchra Shen & Chen, 1978
Urnalana cumingii Bell, 1855
Urnalana haematosticta Adams & White, 1849

Subnodes of Leucosioidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyLeucosiidae
Samouelle, 1819
nut crabs, pebble crabs, Purse crabs
14
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Leucosioidea at artfakta.se
Leucosioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Leucosioidea at dyntaxa.se
Leucosioidea at itis.gov
Leucosioidea at marinespecies.org