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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region South Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
222
670
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
220
668
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
423
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
110
419
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
391
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
235
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
215
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
38
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Mexico
2 Families width 30 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Mexico
6 Genera with 30 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1859Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Mexico
30 Species
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca marguerita Thurman, 1981
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus cristatipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in South Mexico
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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