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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
420
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
419
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
235
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
133
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
106
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
9 Families width 36 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
22 Genera with 36 Species
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Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Austinixa Heard & Manning, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1859Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Viapinnixa Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
36 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Armases ricordi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Beach Crab
Austinixa behreae Manning & Fe..., 1989
Austinixa chacei Wass, 1955Chace pea crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Fabia byssomiae Say, 1818
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Hemigrapsus estellinensis Creel, 1964
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860Tube pea crab
Pinnixa retinens M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Viapinnixa mexiaensis Armstrong, N..., 2009
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in Texas
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOcypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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