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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
53
482
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
2
6
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
2 Families width 36 Species and 3 Subspecies
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200413SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
6 Genera with 36 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18423SpeciesTaxom
Philippicarcinus Garth & Kim, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 198810SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 184220SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
36 Species and 3 Subspecies
Domecia bispida
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
Quadrella reticulata Alcock, 1898
Tetralia carimana
Tetralia cavimana Heller, 1861Reef Crab
Tetralia cinctipes Paulson, 1875Tetralia Cinctipes
Tetralia fulva Serène, 1984
Tetralia glabberrima
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetralia nigrolineata Serène & Pham, 1957Acropora Crab
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 coerulea (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce areolata
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775
Trapezia ferruginea areolata
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 plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia punctipes (Castro, 1997)⇒ Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia reticulata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata guttata
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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