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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
71
720
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
4
10
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
4 Families width 42 Species and 3 Subspecies
Trapeziidae (Miers, 1886)Coral crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200410SpeciesTaxom


Genera for America
10 Genera with 42 Species
Archaeotetra Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Ectaesthesius Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Jonesius Sankarankutty, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Maldivia Borradaile, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 197122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
42 Species and 3 Subspecies
Archaeotetra inornata C. E. Schwei..., 2005
Domecia acanthophora Desbonne, 1867Elkhorn coral crab
Domecia acanthophora acanthophora Schramm, 1867
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Ectaesthesius bifrons Rathbun, 1898
Jonesius trianguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Jonesius triunguiculatus (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Maldivia galapagensis (Garth, 1939)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Maldivia palmyrensis (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Maldivia triunguiculata (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Quadrella nitida Smith, 1869Sea fan crab
Tetralia brengelae Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia cinctipes Paulson, 1875Tetralia Cinctipes
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetralia ocucaerulea Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetralia vanninii (Galil & Clark, 1988)⇒ Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetraloides heterodactyla Heller, 1861
Tetraloides heterodactylus Heller, 1861
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia corallina Gerstaecker, 1856
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce intermedia Miers, 1886
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 globosa Castro, 1997
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia intermedia Miers, 1886Common guard crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia maculata MacLeay, 1838
Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia punctimanus Odinetz, 1984
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata guttata
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia speciosa Dana, 1852Coral Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab
Trapezia wardi (Serène, 1971)⇒ Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in America
FamilyDomeciidae
Ortmann, 1893
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEctaesthesiidae
Ng, Ahyong & Castro, 2023
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Trapezioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Trapezioidea at marinespecies.org