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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
163
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
163
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
144
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
144
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
140
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
93
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
72
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
2
4
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
2 Families width 16 Species
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20043SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
4 Genera with 16 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 184213SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
16 Species
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetraloides nigrifrons 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 lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia speciosa Dana, 1852Coral Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in American Samoa
FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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