Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
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
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 12
33
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 5
11
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 4
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Sri Lanka
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835 | Milky Fiddler Crab | | Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | Horn-eyed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | Smooth-handed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846 | Pallid ghost crab | | Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852) | ⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835 | | | Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835 | | Uca vocans hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Uca chenae Naderloo, Sc..., 2015 | |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
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
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