Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 68
129
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 67
128
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 47
93
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 47
93
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
80
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 21
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 19
33
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 6
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cayman Islands
6 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Cayman Islands
10 Genera with 13 Species | Austinixa Heard & Manning, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1855 | Fiddler crab | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
13 Species | Austinixa gorei Manning & Fe..., 1989 | Gore pea crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Globose shore crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Minuca minax LeConte, 1855 | | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Pinnixa arenicola Rathbun, 1922 | | | Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870 | Mudflat fiddler | | Uca minax LeConte, 1855 | Red-joint fiddler |
Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Cayman Islands
Links, sources and further information Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org
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