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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
560
3291
13093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
547
3256
13030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
223
1394
4890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
220
1379
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
194
1284
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
112
764
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
89
657
1745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
99
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
27
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
8 Families width 80 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs55SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Europe
27 Genera with 80 Species
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Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Danielella P.K.L. Ng & ..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tritodynamia Ortmann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1814Fiddler crab14SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Udora Münster, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmus White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
80 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus diosdensis Muller, 1984
Danielella edwardsii MacLeay, 1838
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835)⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865Sentinel Crab
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) gastrodes Kemp, 1915
Macrophthalmus indicus Davie, 2012
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Tritodynamia atlantica
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab
Udora brevispina Münster, 1839
Udora gevreyi Van Straelen, 1923
Udora minuta Van Straelen, 1923
Venitus barnesi Serène, 1971
Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides White, 1846

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Europe
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
11
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenophthalmidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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