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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
9
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
9
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Gorda
7 Families width 9 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Gorda
8 Genera with 9 Species
Achelous De Haan, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lucifer Thompson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Myropsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Gorda
9 Species
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Lucifer faxoni Borradaile, 1915
Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871Fivespine purse crab
Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, 1871Dartnose pear crab
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Virgin Gorda
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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