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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Taxonomy of Family Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833
Commensal Crabs, Pea crabs


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
156
2882
21182
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
128
2548
19326
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
429
3543
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Pinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
3
92
696
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPinnotheridae
De Haan, 1833
Commensal Crabs, Pea crabs
90
687
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833
SubfamilyPinnotherelinae
Alcock, 1900
9
137
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPinnotherinae
De Haan, 1833
42
443
Genera
Species
GenusAmusiotheres
2Species
GenusAphanodactylus
Tesch, 1918
  ⇒ Selwynia
6Species
GenusAsthenocanatus
0Species
GenusBonita
E. Campos, 2009
1Species
GenusBrasilixa
Balbino, Tamburus & Mantelatto, 2025
1Species
GenusDissodactylozoea
Aikawa, 1933
  ⇒ Dissodactylus
6Species
GenusDuerckheimia
Guinot, 1966
  ⇒ Durckheimia
1Species
GenusEchinophilus
Rathbun, 1900
0Species
GenusEnigmatheres
E. Campos, 2009
1Species
GenusGlassella
Campos & Wicksten, 1997
13Species
GenusHolspitotheres
Manning, 1993
  ⇒ Hospitotheres
0Species
GenusLaminapinnixa
McDermott, 2014
3Species
GenusLatatheres
Ahyong, 2018
2Species
GenusMagnotheres
Ng & Ahyong, 2022
1Species
GenusMesotheres
Ng, Ahyong & Campos, 2019
4Species
GenusMortensella
Rathbun, 1909
1Species
GenusOstracoteres
H. Milne Edwards, 1853
1Species
GenusParapinnixa
Holmes, 1895
14Species
GenusPharkidodes
Feldmann, Schweitzer, Casadio & Griffin, 2011
1Species
GenusPinnixia
2Species
GenusPinnixia 
0Species
GenusPinnixulala
Palacios Theil, Cuesta & Felder, 2016
4Species
GenusPinnoteres
Leach, 1816
15Species
GenusPinnothera
Dana, 1851
2Species
GenusPinnotheropsis
Kubo, 1939
1Species
GenusPinnozoea
Aikawa, 1933
1Species
GenusPlenotheres
Ng & Ahyong, 2022
1Species
GenusPropinnotheroides
Bishop & Palmer, 2006
1Species
GenusRathbunixa
Theil & Felder, 2020
6Species
GenusRaymondia
Campos, 2002
0Species
GenusSayixa
Theil & Felder, 2020
1Species
GenusSolenotheres
Ng & Ngo, 2010
1Species
GenusTacitotheres
Ng, Ahyong & Campos, 2019
3Species
GenusTrichobezoares
2Species
GenusTridacnotheres
Ahyong & Ng, 2005
  ⇒ Tridacnatheres
0Species
GenusTubicolixa
Theil & Felder, 2020
3Species
GenusUruma
Naruse, Fujita & Ng, 2009
1Species
GenusViapinnixa
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001
4Species
GenusVoeltzkowia
Lenz, 1905
  ⇒ Gandoa
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pinnotheridae
GermanErbsenkrabben, Muschelwächter
EnglishCommensal Crabs, Pea crabs
DutchErwtenkrabben
SwedishÄrtkrabbor


Distribution and Species lists of Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833
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Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
9 Genera  15 Species
Australia
13 Genera  47 Species
Bahamas
6 Genera  7 Species
Bahrain
1 Genus  1 Species
Barbados
3 Genera  4 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  1 Species
Belize
3 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
12 Genera  18 Species
Cameroon
3 Genera  3 Species
Canada
5 Genera  17 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
7 Genera  13 Species
China
8 Genera  18 Species
Colombia
10 Genera  20 Species
Costa Rica
10 Genera  16 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  3 Species
Cuba
6 Genera  7 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  1 Species
Djibouti
3 Genera  6 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  3 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  6 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  3 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  4 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  2 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
France
4 Genera  7 Species
Gabon
2 Genera  2 Species
Georgia
6 Genera  7 Species
Germany
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
2 Genera  3 Species
Grenada
3 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  0 Species
India
8 Genera  23 Species
Indonesia
10 Genera  26 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  2 Species
Israel
2 Genera  3 Species
Italy
2 Genera  5 Species
Ivory Coast
4 Genera  4 Species
Jamaica
7 Genera  10 Species
Japan
16 Genera  37 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  1 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Kuwait
2 Genera  2 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
4 Genera  8 Species
Maldives
1 Genus  1 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritania
3 Genera  3 Species
Mexico
22 Genera  73 Species
Micronesia
6 Genera  6 Species
Monaco
2 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
6 Genera  7 Species
Myanmar
3 Genera  4 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  3 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  10 Species
Nicaragua
2 Genera  2 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
3 Genera  4 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Palau
4 Genera  4 Species
Panama
12 Genera  28 Species
Papua New Guinea
3 Genera  3 Species
Peru
9 Genera  13 Species
Philippines
10 Genera  36 Species
Portugal
3 Genera  6 Species
Republic South Africa
10 Genera  17 Species
Russia
1 Genus  0 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Genera  2 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  1 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  2 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
3 Genera  4 Species
Singapore
3 Genera  11 Species
Solomon Islands
16 Genera  27 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  2 Species
Spain
3 Genera  6 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
5 Genera  11 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  3 Species
Thailand
5 Genera  12 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
6 Genera  12 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  3 Species
United Kingdom
2 Genera  11 Species
Uruguay
6 Genera  9 Species
USA
25 Genera  111 Species
Vanuatu
2 Genera  2 Species
Venezuela
8 Genera  7 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Coasts


Links, sources and further information
Pinnotheridae at artfakta.se
Pinnotheridae at biodiversity.org.au
Pinnotheridae at dyntaxa.se
Pinnotheridae at gbif.org
Pinnotheridae at irmng.org
Pinnotheridae at itis.gov
Pinnotheridae at marinespecies.org