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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Southwest Atlantic Ocean (South Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
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22
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Genera
Species
 
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List of families for Southwest Atlantic Ocean
20 Families width 22 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dikwidae Coleman & Ba..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Exoedicerotidae Barnard & Dr..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest Atlantic Ocean
21 Genera with 22 Species
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Achelous De Haan, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dikwa Griffiths, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epimeria Costa, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Exoediceropsis Schellenberg, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Moruloidea Baker, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Phrosina Risso, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelus Bate, 18161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Atlantic Ocean
22 Species
Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Dikwa andresi Lörz & Coleman, 2003
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epimeria extensa Andres, 1985
Exoediceropsis chiltoni Schellenberg, 1931
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Hymenopenaeus laevis Spence Bate, 1881
Liljeborgia longicornis Schellenberg, 1931
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Moruloidea darwinii Cunningham, 1871
Orchomenella (Orchomenella) kryptopinguides Andres, 1983
Orchomenella (Orchomenopsis) hiata Andres, 1983
Pachycheles monilifer Dana, 1852Wormreef porcelain crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879Shortspine hairy crab
Platyscelus ovoides Risso, 1816

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Southwest Atlantic Ocean
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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21
22
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Genera
Species

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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