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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
243
971
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
241
969
2158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
627
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
621
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
594
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
360
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
332
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
35
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
7 Genera with 10 Species
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaetice Davie & N. K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
10 Species
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus Milne-Edwards, 1837Common Rock Crab
Pseudogaetice americanus Rathbun, 1923
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Ptychognathus altimanus Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus riedelii A. Milne-Edw..., 1868

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
4
5
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