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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Amirante Islands (Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
93
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
34
93
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
89
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
89
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
87
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
73
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
69
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amirante Islands
4 Families width 7 Species
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amirante Islands
6 Genera with 7 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amirante Islands
7 Species
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Pinnotheres shoemakeri Rathbun, 1918
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Amirante Islands
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org