Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 163
368
602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 162
366
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 82
219
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 82
219
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 75
202
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
112
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 31
99
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 8
18
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
4
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virgin Islands
2 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Virgin Islands
4 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Virgin Islands
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Antillean stilt crab | | Palicus angustus Rathbun, 1897 | | | Palicus depressus Rathbun, 1897 | | | Palicus floridanus Rathbun, 1918 | Lance-tipped Darner | | Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Winged stilt crab | | Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | Saltpan fiddler | | Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870 | | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler |
Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands
Links, sources and further information Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org
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