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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
223
783
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
222
781
1579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
479
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
273
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
42
247
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
214
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
3 Families width 10 Species
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
5 Genera with 10 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18425SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
10 Species
Domecia acanthophora Desbonne, 1867Elkhorn coral crab
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923
Tetralia ocucaerulea Trautwein, 2007
Tetraloides heterodactylus Heller, 1861
Trapezia bidentata Forskål, 1775Rusty Guard Crab
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828Brown guard crab
Trapezia intermedia Miers, 1886Common guard crab
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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