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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
301
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
275
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
119
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
111
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
3 Families width 8 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
5 Genera with 8 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
8 Species
Chaenostoma sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Canada
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
6
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