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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Suffolk (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
281
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
133
280
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
59
141
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
58
140
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
55
133
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
71
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
66
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suffolk
4 Families width 10 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suffolk
8 Genera with 10 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk
10 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Suffolk
FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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