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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
339
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
339
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
89
275
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
271
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
252
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
167
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
157
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest Mexico
2 Families width 10 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest Mexico
6 Genera with 10 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1860Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1859Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
10 Species
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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