Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 205
595
1110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 204
594
1109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 98
312
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 97
311
631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 89
279
556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 44
153
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
138
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 7
26
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
6
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 5
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Venezuela
5 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Venezuela
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943 | | | Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898 | | | Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 | Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab | | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804 | | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898 | Marbled fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | Saltpan fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870 | | | Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870 | Mudflat fiddler | | Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870 | | | Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900 | Atlantic mangrove fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804 | Atlantic hairback fiddler | | Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802 | | | Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943 | | | Uca major Herbst, 1782 | | | Uca murifecenta (Crane, 1943) | ⇒ Uca vocator Herbst, 1804 | | Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | Swamp ghost crab |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Venezuela
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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