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Checklist for Family Varunidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
208
614
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
611
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
278
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
87
275
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
78
254
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
138
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
119
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
36
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney Basin
8 Genera with 13 Species
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
13 Species
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Chasmagnathus hararlliamus
Chasmagnathus laevis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Helice crana
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked 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

Subnodes of Varunidae with occurrences in Sydney Basin
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVaruninae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
1
1
Genus
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