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Checklist for Family Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Coral crabs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
3
10
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
7
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
7 Genera with 32 Species
Calocarcinus Calman, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18423SpeciesTaxom
Hexagonalia Galil, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Jonesius Sankarankutty, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomerides Rathbun, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 197118SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calocarcinus africanus Calman, 1909
Calocarcinus crosnieri Galil & Clark, 1990
Domecia acanthophora Desbonne, 1867Elkhorn coral crab
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Hexagonalia unidentata Castro, 2005
Jonesius triunguiculatus (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Quadrella boopsis Alcock, 1898Hairy Coral Crab
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella lewinsohni (Galil, 1986)⇒ Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
Quadrella reticulata Alcock, 1898
Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986Serene's Black Coral Crab
Sphenomerides trapezioides Wood-Mason, 1891
Sphenomerides trapezoides Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata inermis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775
Trapezia flavopunctata Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Yellow-spotted guard crab
Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869Guard Crab
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia hirtipes (Hombron & Ja..., 1846)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia reticulata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab
Trapezia wardi (Serène, 1971)⇒ Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842

Subnodes of Trapeziidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyCalocarcininae
Števčić, 2005
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyQuadrellinae
?tev?i?, 2005
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrapeziinae
Miers, 1886
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Trapeziidae at biodiversity.org.au
Trapeziidae at gbif.org
Trapeziidae at irmng.org
Trapeziidae at itis.gov
Trapeziidae at marinespecies.org