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Varuninae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Varunidae

Taxonomy
Varuninae was named by Milne-Edwards (1853). It is extant. Its type is Varuna.

It was assigned to Grapsidae by Rathbun (1909) and Karasawa (1993); and to Varunidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Varuninae Milne-Edwards
1909Varuninae Rathbun p. 109
1993Varuninae Karasawa p. 81
2010Varuninae Schweitzer et al. p. 143
2023Varuninae Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
familyVarunidaeMilne-Edwards 1853
subfamilyVaruninaeMilne-Edwards 1853
subfamilyVaruninaeMilne-Edwards 1853

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.

Subfm. Varuninae Milne-Edwards 1853
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G. Acmaeopleura Stimpson 1858
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Acmaeopleura rotunda Rathbun 1909
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
G. Camptandrium Stimpson 1858
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G. Eriocheir De Haan 1835
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Eriocheir japonica De Haan 1835
G. Hemigrapsus Dana 1851
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G. Utica White 1847
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Utica haswelli Wintle 1886
Utica yarraensis Wintle 1886
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Varuna angustifrons Karasawa 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available