WoRMS taxon details
Litocheiridae Kinahan, 1856
877424 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:877424)
accepted
Family
Litocheiridae Števčić, 2005 · unaccepted > junior homonym
- Genus Georgeoplax Türkay, 1983
- Genus Litocheira Kinahan, 1856
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Kinahan, J.R. (1856) Remarks on the habits and distribution of marine Crustacea on the eastern shores of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of undescribed species and genera. Journal of the Royal Dublin Society, 1, 111-134, pis 3-4. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Litocheiridae Kinahan, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877424 on 2025-05-15
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Kinahan, J.R. (1856) Remarks on the habits and distribution of marine Crustacea on the eastern shores of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of undescribed species and genera. Journal of the Royal Dublin Society, 1, 111-134, pis 3-4. [details] 
original description (of Litocheiridae Števčić, 2005) Števčić, Z. (2005). Reklasifikacija kratkorepih rakova (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) [The reclassification of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)]. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 14(suppl. 1), 1-159. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Kinahan, J.R. (1856) Remarks on the habits and distribution of marine Crustacea on the eastern shores of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of undescribed species and genera. Journal of the Royal Dublin Society, 1, 111-134, pis 3-4.
page(s): 116-117 [details]
original description (of Litocheiridae Števčić, 2005) Števčić, Z. (2005). Reklasifikacija kratkorepih rakova (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) [The reclassification of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)]. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 14(suppl. 1), 1-159. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Kinahan, J.R. (1856) Remarks on the habits and distribution of marine Crustacea on the eastern shores of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of undescribed species and genera. Journal of the Royal Dublin Society, 1, 111-134, pis 3-4.
page(s): 116-117 [details]