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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
206
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
135
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
133
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
100
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
2
4
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
2 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20043SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
4 Genera with 18 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloides Galil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 184215SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Domecia hispida Eydoux & Sou..., 1842
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Tetraloides nigrifrons Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata laevis
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 formosa Smith, 1869Guard Crab
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia intermedia Miers, 1886Common guard 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 Samoa
FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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