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Checklist for Superfamily Eriphioidea MacLeay, 1838
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
202
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
112
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
99
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
81
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
2 Families width 6 Species
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Islands
4 Genera with 6 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Peloeus Eydoux & Sou..., 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
6 Species
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867
Peloeus armatus Eydoux & Sou..., 1842

Subnodes of Eriphioidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyxanthidae
Guinot, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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