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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
292
1325
3188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
290
1321
3183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
724
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
719
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
682
1857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
400
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
368
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
76
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
36
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
9 Genera with 13 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
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 Queensland
13 Species
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
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 Queensland
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
4
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