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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
49
94
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
49
94
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
77
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
77
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
72
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
50
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Penang
4 Families width 13 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18580SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Penang
9 Genera with 13 Species
Austruca Bott, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1833
Sand bubbler crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penang
13 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) teschi Kemp, 1919
Macrophthalmus (Paramareotis) erato De Man, 1888
Macrophthalmus pectinipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Tubuca acuta Stimpson, 1858
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Penang
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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