Panopeus (genus)

Panopeus is a genus of crabs, containing these extant species:^[1]

• Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
• Panopeus americanus Saussure, 1857
• Panopeus austrobesus Williams, 1983
• Panopeus boekei Rathbun, 1915
• Panopeus chilensis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1843
• Panopeus convexus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
• Panopeus diversus Rathbun. 1933
• Panopeus harttii Smith, 1869
• Panopeus herbstii H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
• Panopeus lacustris Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867
• Panopeus meridionalis Williams, 1983
• Panopeus obesus Smith, 1869
• Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857
• Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
• Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
• Panopeus simpsoni Rathbun, 1930
• Panopeus turgidus Rathbun, 1930

Panopeus
Furrowed Mud Crab (Panopeus occidentalis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Panopeidae
Genus:	Panopeus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
Type species
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne-Edwards, 1834

A similar number of fossil species is also known.^[2]