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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
413
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
405
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
376
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
52
205
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
198
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
45
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
7
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
1 Family width 19 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
7 Genera with 19 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 2005Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1901Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
19 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Leptuca helleri Rathbun, 1902
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode vericoncava S. Casadio, 2005
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Southern South America
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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