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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
124
239
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
123
238
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
156
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
153
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
136
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
73
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
56
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
2 Families width 13 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
4 Genera with 13 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18804SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
13 Species
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Alabama
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org