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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
317
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
314
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
94
303
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
167
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
50
151
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
4 Families width 10 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
6 Genera with 10 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
10 Species
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) gastrodes Kemp, 1915
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Benelux
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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