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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
17 Families width 428 Species and 6 Subspecies
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leptograpsodidae Guinot, Ng &..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185145SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs89SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs47SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185186SpeciesTaxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 20230SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185345SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Australia
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
6
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
56
197
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
43
179
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
2
14
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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