Eriocheir sinensis classification
Eriocheir sinensis specimen
Phylum: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848
Subphylum: Crustacea Brünnich, 1772
Class: Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
Subclass: Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
Superorder: Eucarida Calman, 1904
Order: Decapoda Latreille, 1802
Infraorder: Brachyura Latreille, 1802
Section: Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
Subsection: Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
Superfamily: Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
Family: Varunidae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Subfamily: Varuninae H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Genus: Eriocheir de Haan, 1835
Species: Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853