Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Trapezioidea for Western Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)

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Checklist for Superfamily Trapezioidea Miers, 1886
and region Western Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	53 117 161	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	53 117 161	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	48 109 151	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	48 109 151	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	46 107 149	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	25 52 71	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	23 49 68	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	17 42 58	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Trapezioidea Miers, 1886	2 3 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Western Indian Ocean
2 Families width 6 Species

Trapeziidae Miers, 1886	Coral crabs	3	Species	Taxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004		3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Western Indian Ocean
3 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Western Indian Ocean
6 Species

Hexagonalia brucei Serène, 1973
Tetralia cavimana Heller, 1861	Reef Crab
Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790	Acropora Coral Crab
Tetralia nigrolineata Serène & Pham, 1957	Acropora Crab
Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997	Yellow Dotted Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata Herbst, 1799	Polkadot Guard Crab

Subnodes of Trapezioidea with occurrences in Western Indian Ocean

Family	Tetraliidae Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 Coral crabs, Guard crabs	2 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Trapezioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Trapezioidea at marinespecies.org