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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1854
5169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
365
1849
5159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
139
840
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
138
834
2561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
128
794
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
464
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
422
1133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
91
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
45
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
13 Genera with 27 Species
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachynotus De Haan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 05SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18376SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Utica White, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
27 Species
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Brachynotus spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Little Shore Crab
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus hararlliamus
Chasmagnathus haswellianus (Whitelegge, 1899)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus laevis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851
Chasmagnathus quadridentatus
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus punctatum
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Helice crana
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus octodentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Metaplax hirsutimanus
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Utica crassimana Haswell, 1882
Utica setosipes Haswell, 1881
Varuna litterata Fabricius, 1798Peregrine Crab

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Varunidae at artfakta.se
Varunidae at biodiversity.org.au
Varunidae at dyntaxa.se
Varunidae at gbif.org
Varunidae at irmng.org
Varunidae at itis.gov
Varunidae at marinespecies.org