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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
127
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886
2
3
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
2 Families width 15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Trapeziidae (Miers, 1886)Coral crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 15 Species
Quadrella Dana, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Tetralia Dana, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 197114SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852Black Coral Crab
Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898Black Coral Crab
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 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 Sri Lanka
FamilyTetraliidae
Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrapeziidae
Miers, 1886
Coral crabs, Guard crabs
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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