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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
128
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
120
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
27
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
7 Families width 58 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
25 Genera with 58 Species
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Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Enigmatheres E. Campos, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Goniopsis De Haan, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1860Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Parapinnixa Holmes, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaxodes Heller, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 191818SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixia
0SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Scleroplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
58 Species
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Enigmatheres canfieldi Rathbun, 1918
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Fabia concharum Rathbun, 1894Smooth mussel crab
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Goniopsis pulchra Lockington, 1877Racer Mangrove Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan, 1835Common Japanese intertidal crab
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Opisthopus transversus Rathbun, 1893Mottled pea crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Parapinnixa affinis (Holmes, 1900)⇒ Sakaina yokoyai Glassell, 1933
Parapinnixa miocenica Rathbun, 1932
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pinnaxodes floridensis Wells & Wells, 1961Polka-dot pea crab
Pinnixa (Tubicola) longipes Lockington, 1876Longleg pea crab
Pinnixa affinis Rathbun, 1898
Pinnixa barnharti Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa californiensis Rathbun, 1894
Pinnixa faba Dana, 1851Large pea crab
Pinnixa forficulamana
Pinnixa franciscana Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa galliheri Rathbun, 1932
Pinnixa hiatus Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894Gaper pea crab
Pinnixa minuscula Zmarzly, 1992
Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894Western pea crab
Pinnixa scamit Martin & Zma..., 1994
Pinnixa schmitti Rathbun, 1918Schmitt pea crab
Pinnixa tomentosa Lockington, 1877Oregon checkerbloom
Pinnixa tubicola Holmes, 1894Tube-dwelling pea crab
Pinnixa valerii Rathbun, 1931
Pinnixa weymouthi Rathbun, 1918
Pinnotheres ascidicola (Hesse, 1872)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres concharum
Pinnotheres pugettensis Holmes, 1900Puget pea crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Scleroplax granulata Rathbun, 1894Burrow pea crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Tumidotheres margarita Smith, 1869
Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Zaops geddesi Miers, 1880

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in California
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
12
33
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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