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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Central Venezuela (Venezuela)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
77
141
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
77
141
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
63
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
63
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Venezuela
35 Families width 66 Species
#LAPCDMHTGXIOS
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab0SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Venezuela
63 Genera with 66 Species
#ACDEFGHILMNOPRSTUX
Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Acetes Milne Edwards, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Albunea Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1935Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eudaniela Pretzmann, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Forsteriana Ng & Low, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Isocheles Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Lucifer Thompson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1986Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Microthelphusa Pretzmann, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Neopseudothelphusa Pretzmann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Orthothelphusa Rodríguez, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleoticus Bate, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Poppiana Bott, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Rodriguezus Campos & Mag..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1864Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1782Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopenaeus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Venezuela
66 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Acetes americanus Ortmann, 1893Aviu shrimp
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Atya dressleri Abele, 1975
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783Batwing coral crab
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Dissodactylus crinitichelis Moreira, 1901Seabiscuit pea crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Forsteriana venezuelensis Rathbun, 1905
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Isocheles wurdemanni Stimpson, 1859Surf hermit
Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901White elbow crab
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Lucifer faxoni Borradaile, 1915
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium reyesi Pereira, 1986
Microthelphusa forcarti Pretzmann, 1967
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Neopseudothelphusa simoni Rathbun, 1905
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Orthothelphusa roberti Bott, 1967
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879Shortspine hairy crab
Pleoticus robustus Smith, 1885Royal red shrimp
Poppiana dentata Randall, 1840
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Rodriguezus garmani Rathbun, 1898
Rodriguezus iturbei Rathbun, 1919
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uroptychus anacaena Baba & Lin, 2008
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862Atlantic seabob

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Central Venezuela
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
55
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Decapoda at itis.gov
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