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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Northern Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
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16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
14 Families width 19 Species
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae (Samouelle, 1819)Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
16 Genera with 19 Species
Abdia Barnard & Ka..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Arcotheres Manning, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Buergeres Ng & Manning, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Dorippe Weber, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Iphinoe Bate, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1965Velvet shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1919Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
19 Species
Abdia latipalpus Walker & Scott, 1903
Arcotheres ridgewayi Southwell, 1911
Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818Bashful Crab
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Buergeres deccanensis Chopra, 1931
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Dorippe quadridens Fabricius, 1793
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952
Leucosia unidentata (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Euclosiana unidentata De Haan, 1841
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Metapenaeopsis ceylonica Starobogatov, 1972
Metapenaeopsis mannarensis De Bruin, 1965Fringed Valvata
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Scopimera pilula Kemp, 1919
Scopimera proxima Kemp, 1919

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
16
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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