Middle East

Includes Subareas

• Egypt
• Iran
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Persian Gulf
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen
• Oman

Currently Recognized Species

• Austruca albimana
• Austruca iranica
• Austruca sindensis
• Cranuca inversa
• Gelasimus hesperiae
• Gelasimus tetragonon
• Tubuca alcocki

Names Which Have Been Used for This Area

• Austruca
• Austruca (Austruca) iranica
• Austruca (Sinduca) sindensis
• Austruca albimana
• Austruca annulipes
• Austruca iranica
• Austruca lactea
• Austruca occidentalis
• Austruca sindensis
• Cranuca inversa
• Gelasimus hesperiae
• Gelasimus tetragonon
• Gelasimus vocans
• Tubuca alcocki
• Tubuca urvielli
• Tubuca urvillei
• Uca
• Uca (Amphiuca) inversa inversa
• Uca (Austruca) albimana
• Uca (Austruca) annulipes
• Uca (Austruca) iranica
• Uca (Austruca) sindensis
• Uca (Celuca) lactea albimana
• Uca (Celuca) lactea lactea
• Uca (Cranuca) inversa
• Uca (Deltuca) urvillei
• Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon
• Uca (Minuca) annulipes
• Uca (Paraleptuca) sindensis
• Uca (Thalassuca) tetragonon
• Uca albimana
• Uca annulipes
• Uca annulipes albimana
• Uca annulipes iranica
• Uca hesperiae
• Uca inversa
• Uca inversa inversa
• Uca iranica
• Uca lactea
• Uca lactea albimana
• Uca lactea annulipes
• Uca sendensis
• Uca sindensis
• Uca sp.
• Uca tetragonon
• Uca urvillei
• Uca vocans forma excisa
• Uca vocans hesperiae

Specific Names Which Have Been Used for This Area

• albimana
• alcocki
• annulipes
• excisa
• hesperiae
• inversa
• iranica
• lactea
• occidentalis
• sindensis
• tetragonon
• urvillei
• vocans

References

Al-Aidaroos (2013), Al-Ghais & Cooper (1996), Al-Khayat (1996)^†, Al-Musawi & Wagner (2012), Al-Nafisi et al. (2009), Apel & Türkay (1999), Aprilyanto et al. (2017)^†, Baakdah (2018), Balss (1924)^†, Barnard (1950)^†, Beinlich & von Hagen (2006), Boone (1934)^†, Boutan (1892), Collins et al. (1984), Crane (1975)^†, Doflein (1899), El Serehy et al. (1994), El-Sayed et al. (2016), Eshky (1992), Eshky et al. (1995), Fishelson (1971), Ghotbeddin et al. (2011), Hogarth (1986), Hogarth & Beech (2002), Hogarth & Beech (2005), Holthuis (1958), Hornby (1997), Ismail & Ahmed (1993), Jones & Clayton (1983), Keeratipattarakarn et al. (2018)^†, Keeratipattarakarn et al. (2020)^†, Kumar (2019), Laurie (1915)^†, Lavajoo et al. (2013), Lewinsohn (1977)^†, Maccagno (1928), Mokhlesi et al. (2011), Mokhtari et al. (2008), Mookui et al. (2012 [2555])^†, Naderloo (2017), Naderloo et al. (2015), Naderloo et al. (2016), Naderloo & Türkay (2012), Naderloo et al. (2010)^†, Naderloo et al. (2013), Naser et al. (2010), Nobili (1906), Nobili (1906), Peer et al. (2015)^†, Penha-Lopes et al. (2009)^†, Pocock (1903), Pretzmann (1971), Price et al. (1987), Rosenberg (2019)^†, Rosenberg (2020), Rupp (2012)^†, Rupp (2013)^†, Rupp (2013)^†, Rupp (2013)^†, Rupp (2014)^†, Rupp (2014)^†, Rupp (2015)^†, Saher et al. (2014)^†, Serène (1973)^†, Shih et al. (2018)^†, Shih et al. (2013)^†, Shih et al. (2010)^†, Shih et al. (2016), Shih et al. (2019), Shih & Poupin (2020), Shih et al. (2022), Simões et al. (2001), Stella (1953)^†, Tina et al. (2016)^†, Tina et al. (2017)^†, Tina et al. (2018)^†, Tina et al. (2018)^†, Tina et al. (2018)^†, Trivedi & Vachhrajani (2017)^†, Vahidi et al. (2020), Vannini & Valmori (1981)^†