List of Nominal Species of Leucosiidae
(purse crabs)
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Nominal Species (n = 148) Present allocation (n = 137) Ref.
Arcania 11-spinosa Adams & White Ixa pulcherrima 77883
Nursia abbreviata Bell, 1855 Paranursia abbreviata 3477
Ebalia abdominalis Nobili, 1906 Ebalia abdominalis 3477
Ixa acuta Tyndale-Biscoe & George, 1962 Ixa acuta 3477
Myra affinis Bell, 1855 Myra affinis 77883
Actaeomorpha alvae Boone, 1934 Actaeomorpha alvae 3477
Tanaorhamphus ambiguus Van Cleave, 1921 Ebalia ambiguus 897
Seulocia anahita Galil, 2005 Seulocia anahita 3477
Tlos angulatus Rathbun, 1906 Oreotlos angulatus 3477
Callidactylus asper Stimpson, 1871 Callidactylus asper 19
Leucosia australiensis Miers, 1880 Leucosia anatum 81840
Myra australis Haswell, 1880 Myra australis 77883
Oreotlos bertrandi Tan & Ng, 1995 Oreotlos bertrandi 100230
Pseudophilyra blandfordi Alcock, 1896 Pseudophilyra blandfordi 3477
Alox bothros Galil & Ng, 2007 Alox bothros 82538
Leucosia brevimana Bell, 1855 Leucosia brevimana 81840
Randallia bulligera Rathbun, 1898 Randallia bulligera 19
Lithadia cadaverosa Stimpson, 1871 Lithadia cadaverosa 19
Cancer cancellus Herbst, 1783 Ryphila cancellus 3477
Myra carinata Bell, 1855 Myra fugax 77883
Philyra carinata Bell, 1855 Philyra carinata 77903
Myra celeris Galil, 2001 Myra celeris 100230
Alox chaunos Galil & Ng, 2007 Alox chaunos 82538
Ebalia clarionensis Rathbun, 1935 Ebalia clarionensis 100230
Euclosia concinna Galil, 2003 Euclosiana concinna 3477
Philyra concinnus Ghani & Tirmizi, 1995 Philyra concinnus 3477
Raylilia coniculifera Galil, 2001 Raylilia coniculifera 100230
Ixoides cornutus MacGilchrist, 1905 Arcania cornuta 82538
Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817 Ebalia cranchii 3123
Cancer craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758 Leucosia craniolaris 82538
Persephona crinita Rathbun, 1931 Persephona crinita 19
Leucosia crosnieri Chen, 1989 Euclosia crosnieri 82538
Oreophorus crosnieri Tan & Ng, 1995 Oreophorus crosnieri 100230
Leucosia cumingii Bell, 1855 Urnalana cumingii 3477
Randallia curacaoensis Rathbun, 1922 Randallia curacaoensis 100230
Myra curtimana Galil, 2001 Myra curtimana 82538
Ixa cylindricus var. megaspis Adams & White, 1849 Ixa megaspis 81840
Myra darnleyensis Haswell, 1879 Myra kessleri 81840
Randallia distinctus Rathbun, 1894 Tanaoa distinctus 3477
Randallia eburnea Alcock, 1896 Randallia eburnea 19
Ixa edwardsii Lucas, 1858 Ixa edwardsii 3477
Urnalana elatula Galil, 2005 Urnalana elatula 100230
Myra elegans Bell, 1855 Myra elegans 82538
Speloeophorus elevatus Rathbun, 1898 Speloeophorus elevatus 19
Oreotlos encymus Tan & Ng, 1993 Oreotlos encymus 3477
Cancer erinacea Fabricius, 1787 Arcania erinacea 3477
Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1878 Actaeomorpha erosa 19
Oreotlos etor Tan & Richer de Forges, 1993 Oreotlos etor 100230
Myrodes eudactylus Bell, 1855 Myra eudactyla 82538
Ebalia fallax Henderson, 1893 Heterolithadia fallax 3477
Oreophorus fenestratus Tan & Ng, 1996 Oreophorus fenestratus 3477
Oreophorus frontalis Miers, 1884 Cateios frontalis 82538
Leucosia fugax Fabricius, 1798 Myra fugax 3477
Randallia gilberti Rathbun, 1906 Randallia gilberti 19
Philyra globulosa Milne Edwards, 1837 Philyra globus 3477
Myra grandis Zarenkov, 1990 Myra grandis 82538
Favus granulatus Lanchester, 1900 Favus granulatus 3477
Urnalana granulimera Galil, 2005 Urnalana granulimera 100230
Lithadia granulosa Milne-Edwards, 1880 Lithadia granulosa 19
Leucosia haematosticta Adams & White, 1849 Urnalana haematosticta 77883
Leucosia haswelli Miers, 1886 Leucosia haswelli 81840
Arcania heptacantha de Man, 1907 Arcania heptacantha 82561
Philyra heterograna Ortmann, 1892 Lyphira heterograna 3477
Oreophorus horridus Rüppell, 1830 Oreophorus horridus 100230
Ebalia humilis Takeda, 1977 Ebalia humilis 89441
Iliacantha intermedia Miers, 1886 Acanthilia intermedia 75097
Ebalia jordani Rathbun, 1906 Ebalia jordani 19
Cryptocnemus kavieng Galil & Ng, 2020 Cryptocnemus kavieng 3477
Ilia laevigata Risso, 1827 Ilia nucleus 3477
Oreotlos lagarodes Tan & Ng, 1995 Oreotlos lagarodes 19
Onychomorpha lamelligera Stimpson, 1858 Onychomorpha lamelligera 77883
Leucosia leachii Risso, 1822 Ilia nucleus 3477
Persephona lichtensteinii Leach, 1817 Persephona lichtensteinii 3477
Uhlias limbatus Stimpson, 1871 Uhlias limbatus 19
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898 Iliacantha liodactylus 19
Cryptocnemus macrognathus Ihle, 1918 Cryptocnemus macrognathus 81840
Ebalia malefactrix Kemp, 1915 Philyra malefactrix 81559
Leucosia marmorea Bell, 1855 Soceulia marmorea 81840
Nursia mimetica Nobili, 1906 Nursia mimetica 3477
Ixa monodi Holthuis & Gottlieb, 1956 Ixa monodi 3477
Leucosia moresbiensis Haswell, 1879 Leucosia moresbiensis 3477
Tlos muriger Adams & White, 1849 Tlos muriger 77883
Randallia nana Zarenkov, 1990) Ancylodactyla nana 3477
Tanaoa nanus Galil, 2003 Tanaoa nanus 100230
Galilia narusei Ng & Richer de Forges, 2007 Galilia narusei 100230
Iphis novemspinosa White, 1847 Arcania novemspinosa 3477
Iphis novemspinosa Adams & White, 1849 Arcania novemspinosa 3477
Leucosia novemspinosa Lichtenstein, 1816 Arcania novemspinosa 3477
Cancer nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 Ilia nucleus 3477
Leucosia obscura White, 1847 Leucosia craniolaris 3477
Leucosia ocellata Bell, 1855 Leucosia ocellata 3477
Oreotlos octavus Mendoza & Nugroho, 2021 Oreotlos octavus 3477
Heteronucia oeschi Ward, 1941 Heteronucia oeschi 2897
Cancer orbicularis Olivi, 1792 Ilia nucleus 3477
Persephona orbicularis Bell, 1855 Persephona orbicularis 3477
Oreophorus ornatus Ihle, 1918 Alox ornatum 82538
Oreotlos pala Tan & Ng, 1995 Oreotlos pala 3477
Ilia parvicauda Costa, 1853 Ilia nucleus 3477
Parilia pattersoni Ng, Devi & Kumar, 2018 Parilia pattersoni 3477
Oreotlos pax Tan & Ng, 1995 Oreotlos pax 100230
Leucosia perlata de Haan, 1841 Leucosia craniolaris 81840
Myra pernix Galil, 2001 Myra pernix 3477
Nursia persica Alcock, 1896 Nursia persica 3477
Philyra pisum De Haan, 1841 Pyrhila pisum 77883
Philyra platycheir de Haan, 1841 Philyra platycheir 3477
Cancer plicata Herbst, 1803 Nursia plicata 3477
Oreotlos potanus Tan & Ng, 1993 Oreotlos potanus 3477
Leucosia pubescens Miers, 1877 Seulocia pubescens 3477
Arcania pulcherrima Haswell, 1879 Ixa pulcherrima 77883
Actaeomorpha punctata Edmondson, 1935 Actaeomorpha punctata 19
Leucosia punctata Bell, 1855 Leucosia punctata 82538
Praosia punctata Tan & Ng, 1993 Praosia punctata 81559
Randallia pustulosa Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Tanaoa pustulosa 3477
Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871 Myropsis quinquespinosa 19
Leucosia reticulata Miers, 1877 Leucosia reticulata 3477
Oreophorus reticulatus Adams & White, 1849 Oreophorus reticulatus 77883
Nucia rosea Nobili, 1906 Nucia rosea 3477
Nursia rubifera Müller, 1887 Leucisca rubifera 3477
Leucosia rubripalma Galil, 2003 Leucosia rubripalma 82538
Ilia rugulosa Risso, 1827 Ilia nucleus 3477
Hiplyra sagitta Galil, 2009 Hiplyra sagitta 3477
Ebalia sagittifera Alcock, 1896 Philyra sagittifera 3477
Euclosia scitula Galil, 2003 Euclosia scitula 82538
Ebalia sculpta Zarenkov, 1990 Ebalia sculpta 3477
Praebebalia septemspinosa Sakai, 1983 Praebebalia septemspinosa 3477
Arcania septemspinosa var. gracilis Henderson, 1893 Arcania gracilis 82538
Cancer septemspinosus Fabricius, 1787 Arcania septemspinosa 82538
Toru septimus Galil, 2003 Toru septimus 100230
Leucosia signata Paulson, 1875 Leucosia signata 19
Alox somphos Tan & Ng, 1995 Alox somphos 3477
Iliacantha sparsa Stimpson, 1871 Iliacantha sparsa 19
Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852 Nucia speciosa 19
Heteronucia spinifera Edmondson, 1951 Heteronucia spinifera 19
Ebalia stimpsonii Milne-Edwards, 1880 Ebalia stimpsonii 19
Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871 Iliacantha subglobosa 19
Myra subgranulata Kossmann, 1877 Myra subgranulata 3477
Philyra taekoae Takeda, 1972 Philyra taekoae 100230
Alox tormos Galil & Ng, 2009 Alox tormos 82551
Pseudophilyra tridentata Miers, 1879 Pseudophilyra tridentata 100230
Arcania tuberculata Bell, 1855 Arcania tuberculata 100230
Myra tumidospina Galil, 2001 Myra tumidospina 82538
Arcania undecimspinosa De Haan, 1841 Arcania undecimspinosa 82538
Arcania undecimspinosa var. elongata Yokoya, 1933 Arcania elongata 82538
Leucosia unidentata De Haan, 1841 Euclosia unidentata 82538
Heteronucia venusta Nobili, 1906 Heteronucia venusta 3477
Ebalia webberi Komatsu & Takeda, 2007 Ebalia webberi 89441
Leucosia whitei Bell, 1855 Urnalana whitei 77883
Pseudophilyra woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 Pseudophilyra woodmasoni 3477
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