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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Fossils


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
286
1345
4857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
271
1315
4752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1123
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
92
723
2559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
573
1961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
42
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
14
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fossils
6 Genera with 28 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 2005Ghost Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Odontochelion Garassino, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Oedisoma1SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1859Fiddler crab11SpeciesTaxom
Udora Münster, 19235SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fossils
28 Species
Gelasimus palustris (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Gelasimus pugilator Stimpson, 1862
Gelasimus subeylindricus Stimpson, 1862
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode italica Garassino & al., 2010
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode vericoncava S. Casadio, 2005
Odontochelion cretaceum Roger, 1946
Oedisoma ambiguum Bell, 1857
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca antiqua Brito, 1972
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Uca inaciobritoi Martins-Neto, 2001
Uca macrodactylus
Uca marinae Dominguez-Al..., 2008
Uca nitida Desmarest, 1822
Uca oldroydi Rathbun, 1926
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Udora bigoti Van Straelen, 1924
Udora brevispina Münster, 1839
Udora gevreyi Van Straelen, 1923
Udora koschnyi Schweigert &..., 2004
Udora minuta Van Straelen, 1923

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Fossils
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodidae at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodidae at gbif.org
Ocypodidae at irmng.org
Ocypodidae at itis.gov
Ocypodidae at marinespecies.org