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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
66
431
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
403
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
321
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
3
6
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
3 Families width 22 Species and 3 Subspecies
Trapeziidae (Miers, 1886)Coral crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae (Ortmann, 1893)1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Asia
6 Genera with 22 Species
Domecia Eydoux and S..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Maldivia Borradaile, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Quadrella Dana, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomerides Rathbun, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 197116SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
22 Species and 3 Subspecies
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
Tetralia rubridactyla Garth, 1971Coral Crab
Trapezia areolata Dana, 1852
Trapezia areolata inermis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Trapezia septata 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 ferruginea areolata
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia maculata MacLeay, 1838
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799Polkadot Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata guttata
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842Red-spotted guard crab
Trapezia wardi (Serène, 1971)⇒ Trapezia tigrina Eydoux & Sou..., 1842

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

Taxom

FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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