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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
82 Families width 414 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp32SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Micheleidae Sakai, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192922SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20109SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187412SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps21SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181910SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab20SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab25SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892Scissorfoot shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters5SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 18951SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
13
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
202
376
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
4
10
Family
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