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Varunidae
Taxonomy
Varunidae was named by Milne-Edwards (1853). It is extant. Its type is Varuna.
It was assigned to Grapsoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Grapsoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Varunidae Milne-Edwards |
| 2010 | Varunidae Schweitzer et al. p. 142 |
| 2023 | Varunidae Schweitzer et al. p. 5 |
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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. Varunidae Milne-Edwards 1853
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Subfm. Asthenognathinae Stimpson 1858
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G. †Asthenognathus Stimpson 1858
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†Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod 1933
†Asthenognathus cornishorum Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999
†Asthenognathus globosa Karasawa 1990
†Asthenognathus hexagonum Rathbun 1909
†Asthenognathus inaequipes Stimpson 1858
†Asthenognathus laverdensis De Angeli and Garassino 2006
†Asthenognathus microspinus Casadio et al. 2004
†Asthenognathus rakosensis Müller 2006
†Asthenognathus urretae Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
G. †Globihexapus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
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†Globihexapus kosekii Kato 2005
†Globihexapus paxillus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
Subfm. Cyclograpsinae Milne Edwards 1853
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G. Cyclograpsus Milne-Edwards 1937
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†Cyclograpsus directus Karasawa 1989
†Cyclograpsus lwangi Hu and Tao 1999
†Cyclograpsus rectangularis Karasawa 1989
G. Helice De Haan 1833
Subfm. Gaeticinae Davie and Ng 2007
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Subfm. Varuninae Milne-Edwards 1853
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G. Brachynotus De Haan 1833
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†Brachynotus corallinus Beschin et al. 2007
†Brachynotus februarius Müller 1974
†Brachynotus oligocenicus De Angeli et al. 2010
†Brachynotus sexdentatus Risso 1827
Invalid names: Thalassograpsinae Davie and Ng 2007 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available