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Checklist for Superfamily Eriphioidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
182
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
165
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
125
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
4 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae (Ortmann, 1893)Stone crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Eriphiidae (MacLeay, 1838)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 12 Species
Epixanthus Heller, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Rueppellia H. Milne Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epixanthus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1834Japanese Sebiro Crab
Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eriphia smithi Mcleay, 1838
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838Rough redeye crab
Eriphia spinifrons (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775Warty crab
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spotted Belly Crab
Ozius speciosus (Hilgendorf, 1869)⇒ Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Rueppellia annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834

Subnodes of Eriphioidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyEriphiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOziidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyxanthidae
Guinot, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eriphioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Eriphioidea at marinespecies.org