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Checklist for Superfamily Leucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
92
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
72
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Leucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
1 Family width 10 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
5 Genera with 10 Species
Ixa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Myrine Galil, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Oreophorus Rüppell, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
10 Species
Ixa pulcherrima Haswell, 1879
Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783Painted Pebble Crab
Leucosia haswelli Miers, 1886
Leucosia leslii Haswell, 1879
Leucosia longifrons (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783
Myra affinis Bell, 1855
Myra australis Haswell, 1880
Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798Fleeting Purse Crab
Myrine kessleri Paulson, 1875
Oreophorus reticulatus Adams & White, 1849

Subnodes of Leucosioidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
FamilyLeucosiidae
Samouelle, 1819
nut crabs, pebble crabs, Purse crabs
5
10
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