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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
114
204
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
203
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
107
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
57
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
2 Families width 13 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
5 Genera with 13 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
13 Species
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Mississippi
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
11
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