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Checklist for Superfamily Parthenopoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
125
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parthenopoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
8
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
1 Family width 11 Species
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
8 Genera with 11 Species
Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Celatopesia Chiong and Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhoea Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parthenope Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platylambrus Stimpson, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Solenolambrus Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
11 Species
Agolambrus agonus Stimpson, 1871
Celatopesia concava Stimpson, 1871
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Mesorhoea sexspinosa Stimpson, 1871Sixspine elbow crab
Parthenope longimanus Linnaeus, 1758
Platylambrus granulatus Kingsley, 1879Bladetooth elbow crab
Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Sawtooth elbow crab
Solenolambrus tenellus Stimpson, 1871
Solenolambrus typicus Stimpson, 1871
Spinolambrus fraterculus Stimpson, 1871
Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871

Subnodes of Parthenopoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyParthenopidae
MacLeay, 1838
Elbow crabs
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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