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Glyptograpsidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Glyptograpsidae

Discussion

No fossil representatives

Taxonomy
Glyptograpsidae was named by Schubart et al. (2002). It is extant. Its type is Glyptograpsus.

It was assigned to Grapsoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Glyptograpsus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Glyptograpsidae Schubart et al.
2010Glyptograpsidae Schweitzer et al. p. 142
2023Glyptograpsidae Schweitzer et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGlyptograpsidaeSchubart et al. 2002
familyGlyptograpsidaeSchubart et al. 2002

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Glyptograpsidae Schubart et al. 2002
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G. Glyptograpsus Smith 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:46:39
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:56:27
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available