WoRMS taxon details

Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838

106757  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106757)

accepted
Family
Subfamily Bathyplacinae Števčić, 2005
Genus Entricoplax Castro, 2007
Genus Exopheticus Castro, 2007
Subfamily Goneplacinae MacLeay, 1838
  » Genus Carcinoplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852
  » Genus Pedroplax Ng & Komai, 2011
  » Genus Gonoplax Leach, 1816 accepted as Goneplax Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, unjustified emendation)
  » Tribe Microgeneplacini Števčić, 2011 accepted as Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838
Genus Goneplacoides Castro, 2007
Genus Goneplax Leach, 1814
Genus Guinoplax Castro & Ng, 2010
Genus Hadroplax Castro, 2007
Genus Kingelus Ng, 2022
Genus Menoplax Castro, 2007
Subfamily Microgoneplacinae Števčić, 2011
Genus Microgoneplax Castro, 2007
Genus Neogoneplax Castro, 2007
Subfamily Neommatocarcininae Števčić, 2011
Genus Notonyx A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Genus Ommatocarcinus White, 1851
Subfamily Paragoneplacinae Števčić, 2011
Genus Psopheticus Wood-Mason, 1892
Genus Pycnoplax Castro, 2007
Genus Singhaplax Serène & Soh, 1976
Genus Thyraplax Castro, 2007

Subfamily Carcinoplacinae H. Milne Edwards, 1852 accepted as Goneplacinae MacLeay, 1838
Genus Curtonotus De Haan, 1833 accepted as Carcinoplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Subfamily Gonoplacinae Macleay, 1838 accepted as Goneplacinae MacLeay, 1838 (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling, as Gonoplacidae)
Genus Homoioplax Rathbun, 1914 accepted as Carcinoplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Litochira Kinahan, 1856 accepted as Litocheira Kinahan, 1856 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Psopheticus Anonymous, 1891 accepted as Psopheticus Wood-Mason, 1892 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3.  [details]  OpenAccess publication 
DecaNet eds. (2023). DecaNet. Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106757 on 2023-10-04
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2005-03-24 08:41:58Z
changed
2009-12-15 09:56:25Z
checked
2020-07-27 05:57:52Z
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original description MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3.  [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Michaeliinae Števčić, 2011) Števčić, Z. (2011). Addition to the reclassification of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Part I. New taxa. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 20(1), 125-139. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Microgeneplacini Števčić, 2011) Števčić, Z. (2011). Addition to the reclassification of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Part I. New taxa. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 20(1), 125-139. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Carcinoplacidae H. Milne Edwards, 1852) Milne Edwards, H. (1852). Observations sur les affinités zoologiques et la classification naturelle des crustacés. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 3.</em> 18: 109–166, pls. 3-4. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

identification resource Castro, P. (2007). A reappraisal of the family Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) and revision of the subfamily Goneplacinae, with the description of 10 new genera and 18 new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 29(4), 609-774. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
LanguageName 
English rectangular crabsgoneplacid crabsangular crabs  [details]
German Rhombenkrabben  [details]
Japanese エンコウガニ科  [details]