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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
35
49
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
35
49
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
20
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
20
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Bengal
3 Families width 10 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bengal
7 Genera with 10 Species
Austruca Bott, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillopsis Kemp, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1852Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
10 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Dotillopsis brevitarsis De Man, 1888
Ilyoplax stapletoni De Man, 1908
Mictyris brevidactylus Stimpson, 1858
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in West Bengal
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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