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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
88
251
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
250
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
194
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
127
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
117
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oman
4 Families width 20 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oman
10 Genera with 20 Species
Austruca Bott, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leptochryseus Al Khayat & ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1833
Sand bubbler crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1877Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
20 Species
Austruca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Leptochryseus kuwaitense D. A. Jones ..., 1983
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii (Audouin & Sa..., 1825)⇒ Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) punctulatus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) dentipes (Lucas, 1836)⇒ Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode conlimana
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836

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

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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