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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
383
1636
4503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
379
1629
4494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
172
792
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
171
787
2145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
155
737
2063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
90
432
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
368
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
51
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
5 Families width 28 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
12 Genera with 28 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1782Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom
Udora Münster, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
28 Species
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) gastrodes Kemp, 1915
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Udora gevreyi Van Straelen, 1923
Udora minuta Van Straelen, 1923
Venitus barnesi Serène, 1971

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in West Europe
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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