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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Society Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
474
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
474
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
342
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
342
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
330
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
171
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
165
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Society Islands
3 Families width 13 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Society Islands
10 Genera with 13 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Society Islands
13 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) milloti Crosnier, 1965
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Society Islands
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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