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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
131
1846
11236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
106
1646
10355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
85
1358
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
4
21
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
4 Families width 113 Species and 14 Subspecies
Trapeziidae (Miers, 1886)Coral crabs79SpeciesTaxom
Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 200427SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18936SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Continents
21 Genera with 113 Species
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Archaeotetra Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Archeosolenocera Carriol & Riou, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Calocarcinus Calman, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18426SpeciesTaxom
Ectaesthesius Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eomaldivia Müller & Col..., 19913SpeciesTaxom
Eurotetralia De Angeli & ..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarpus1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsillus MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hexagonalia Galil, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Hexagonaloides Komai, Higas..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Jonesius Sankarankutty, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Maldivia Borradaile, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Paratetralia Beschin, Bus..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Philippicarcinus Garth & Kim, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 198611SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomerides Rathbun, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 198823SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 197153SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
113 Species and 14 Subspecies
Archaeotetra inornata C. E. Schwei..., 2005
Archeosolenocera straeleni Carriol & Riou, 1991
Calocarcinus africanus Calman, 1909
Calocarcinus crosnieri Galil & Clark, 1990
Calocarcinus habei Takeda, 1980
Calocarcinus lewinsohni Takeda & Galil, 1980
Domecia acanthophora Desbonne, 1867Elkhorn coral crab
Domecia acanthophora acanthophora Schramm, 1867
Domecia acanthophora africana Guinot, 1964
Domecia bispida
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Ectaesthesius bifrons Rathbun, 1898
Eomaldivia friebei Collins, 2014
Eomaldivia pannonica Muller, 1991
Eomaldivia trispinosa Muller & Col..., 1991
Eurotetralia loerenthey Müller, 1975
Eurycarpus nanodactylus Schluter, 1868
Grapsillus dentatus (MacLeay, 1838)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Grapsillus maculatus (MacLeay, 1838)⇒ Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799
Hexagonalia brucei Serène, 1973
Hexagonalia laboutei Galil, 1997
Hexagonalia unidentata Castro, 2005
Hexagonaloides bathyalis Komai, Higas..., 2010
Jonesius trianguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Jonesius triunguiculatus (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Maldivia galapagensis (Garth, 1939)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Maldivia oligocenica Beschin, De ..., 2001
Maldivia palmyrensis (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Maldivia symbiotica Borradaile, 1902
Maldivia triunguiculata (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Paratetralia convexa Beschin, 2007
Philippicarcinus oviformis Garth & Kim, 1983
Philippicarcinus tuberomerus Garth & Kim, 1983
Quadrella boopsis Alcock, 1898Hairy Coral Crab
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella coronata maculosa Alcock, 1898
Quadrella cyrenae (Ward, 1942)⇒ Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898
Quadrella lewinsohni (Galil, 1986)⇒ Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986
Quadrella maculata
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
Quadrella nitida Smith, 1869Sea fan crab
Quadrella reticulata Alcock, 1898
Quadrella rufopunctata (Chen, 1933)⇒ Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799
Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986Serene's Black Coral Crab
Sphenomerides trapezioides Wood-Mason, 1891
Sphenomerides trapezoides Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Tetralia armata (Dana, 1852)⇒ Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetralia aurantistellata Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia brengelae Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia brunalineata Trautwein, 2007
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 glaberrima rubrodactyla (Patton, 1966)⇒ Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971
Tetralia heterodactyla (Heller, 1861)⇒ Tetraloides heterodactyla Heller, 1861
Tetralia heterodactylus (Heller, 1861)⇒ Tetraloides heterodactylus Heller, 1861
Tetralia innamorata (Galil & Clark, 1988)⇒ Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971
Tetralia laevissima (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790
Tetralia loerentheyi Muller, 1975
Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetralia nigrolineata Serène & Pham, 1957Acropora Crab
Tetralia ocucaerulea Trautwein, 2007
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetralia sanguimaculata
Tetralia sanguineomaculata (Galil & Clark, 1990)⇒ Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790
Tetralia vanninii (Galil & Clark, 1988)⇒ Tetralia muta Linnaeus, 1758
Tetraloides heterodactyla Heller, 1861
Tetraloides heterodactylus Heller, 1861
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Trapezia acutifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata inermis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata laevis
Trapezia bella Dana, 1852
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia cheni Galil, 1983
Trapezia coerulea (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia corallina Gerstaecker, 1856
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce areolata
Trapezia cymodoce ferruginea
Trapezia cymodoce intermedia Miers, 1886
Trapezia cymodoce maculata
Trapezia danae (Ward, 1939)⇒ Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Trapezia davaoensis (Ward, 1941)⇒ Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830
Trapezia dentata Dana, 1852
Trapezia dentata subintegra (Dana, 1852)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia dentifrons (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775
Trapezia ferruginea areolata
Trapezia ferruginea ceylonica (Chen, 1933)⇒ Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830
Trapezia flavopunctata Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Yellow-spotted guard crab
Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869Guard Crab
Trapezia fusca (Hombron & Ja..., 1846)⇒ Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828
Trapezia garthi Galil, 1983
Trapezia glaessneri Muller, 1975
Trapezia globosa Castro, 1997
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia hirtipes (Hombron & Ja..., 1846)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia integra (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790
Trapezia intermedia Miers, 1886Common guard crab
Trapezia leucodactyla (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia maculata MacLeay, 1838
Trapezia miersi (Ward, 1941)⇒ Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830
Trapezia neglecta (Castro, 2003)⇒ Trapezia intermedia Miers, 1886
Trapezia nigrofusca (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828
Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia punctata (Coulon, 1864)⇒ Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Trapezia punctimanus Odinetz, 1984
Trapezia punctipes (Castro, 1997)⇒ Trapezia plana Ward, 1941
Trapezia reticulata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
Trapezia richtersi Galil & Lewi..., 1983
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata guttata
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia serenei Odinetz, 1984Coral Crab
Trapezia serratifrons (Hombron & Ja..., 1846)⇒ Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790
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 Continents
FamilyDomeciidae
Ortmann, 1893
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
14
79
Genera
Species

Taxom



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