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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
824
1614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
263
821
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
462
923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
460
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
123
437
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
72
260
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
229
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
36
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metropolitan France
4 Families width 14 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metropolitan France
10 Genera with 14 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Udora Münster, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
14 Species
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) gastrodes Kemp, 1915
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Udora gevreyi Van Straelen, 1923
Udora minuta Van Straelen, 1923
Venitus barnesi Serène, 1971

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Metropolitan France
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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