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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
88
251
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
250
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
206
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
194
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
127
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
117
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oman
10 Families width 37 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oman
23 Genera with 37 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochirus Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Leptochryseus Al Khayat & ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1833
Sand bubbler crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Thalassograpsus Tweedie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1877Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Xynomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
37 Species
Austruca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818Mottled lightfoot crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Grapsus intermedius De Man, 1888
Grapsus maculatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1853)⇒ Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Herbst, 1783Natal lightfoot crab
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Leptochryseus kuwaitense D. A. Jones ..., 1983
Lithoscaptus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Lithoscaptus tri Fize & Serene, 1956
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii (Audouin & Sa..., 1825)⇒ Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) punctulatus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) dentipes (Lucas, 1836)⇒ Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836
Metaplax occidentalis Pretzmann, 1971
Metopograpsus messor Forskål, 1775Alamihi
Metopograpsus thukuhar Owen, 1839Alamihi Crab
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode conlimana
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Percnon affine H. Milne Edw..., 1853Blue-eyed rock crab
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab
Thalassograpsus harpax Hilgendorf, 1892
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836
Xynomaia boissoni Fize & Serene, 1956

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Oman
SuperfamilyCryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org