''Geograpsus'' is a genus of
crabs in the family
Grapsidae
The Grapsidae are a family of crabs known variously as marsh crabs, shore crabs, or talon crabs. The family has not been confirmed to form a monophyletic group and some taxa may belong in other families. They are found along the shore among rocks ...
, containing four
extant
Extant is the opposite of the word extinct. It may refer to:
* Extant hereditary titles
* Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English
* Extant taxon, a taxon which is not extinct, ...
species, and one extinct species:
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Geograpsus crinipes
''Geograpsus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Grapsidae, containing four extant species, and one extinct species:
*'' Geograpsus crinipes'' (Dana, 1851)
*''Geograpsus grayi'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)
*''Geograpsus lividus'' (H. Milne-Edwards, ...
''
(Dana, 1851)
*''
Geograpsus grayi
''Geograpsus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Grapsidae, containing four extant species, and one extinct species:
*''Geograpsus crinipes'' (Dana, 1851)
*'' Geograpsus grayi'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)
*'' Geograpsus lividus'' (H. Milne-Edward ...
''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)
*''
Geograpsus lividus''
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
*''
Geograpsus stormi
''Geograpsus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Grapsidae, containing four extant species, and one extinct species:
*'' Geograpsus crinipes'' (Dana, 1851)
*''Geograpsus grayi'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)
*''Geograpsus lividus
''Geograpsus liv ...
''
De Man, 1895
*† ''
Geograpsus severnsi
''Geograpsus severnsi'' is an extinct species of land crab from Hawaii. It died out shortly after humans colonized the Hawaiian Islands. It is the first known documented crab to become extinct after the ice age.
Distribution
Specimens of ''G.&n ...
''
Paulay & Starmer, 2011
References
Grapsidae
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