Ocypodoidea
| Ocypodoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Ocypode cordimana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Subsection: | Thoracotremata |
| Superfamily: | Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
The Ocypodoidea, or ocypoid crabs, are a superfamily of crabs, named after the genus Ocypode. It contains the following families:[1][2]
- Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858
- Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858
- Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
- Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851
- Mictyridae Dana, 1851
- Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858
References
[edit]- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
- ^ Boyko, Christopher B. (5 September 2022). "Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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