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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
349
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
278
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
3
6
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
3 Families width 18 Species
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae (Ortmann, 1893)1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
6 Genera with 18 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Maldivia Borradaile, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomerides Rathbun, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 184210SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
18 Species
Domecia glabra Alcock, 1899
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Maldivia triunguiculata (Borradaile, 1902)⇒ Cherusius triunguiculatus Borradaile, 1902
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
Quadrella serenei Galil, 1986Serene's Black Coral Crab
Sphenomerides trapezioides Wood-Mason, 1891
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801Gurard Crab
Trapezia dentifrons (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 1801
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia ferruginea (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia maculata MacLeay, 1838
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in India
FamilyDomeciidae
Ortmann, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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