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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
298
1033
2580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
292
1026
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
368
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
361
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
99
341
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
189
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
159
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
31
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for West USA
5 Genera with 10 Species
Leptuca Bott, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1860Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
10 Species
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in West USA
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
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