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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
667
1432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
216
665
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
390
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
380
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
349
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
199
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
186
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
142
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
3 Families width 11 Species
Oziidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
6 Genera with 11 Species
Epixanthus Heller, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eriphia Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Eupilumnus Kossmann, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Globopilumnus Balss, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
11 Species
Epixanthus helleri A. Milne Edw..., 1867
Epixanthus hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Eriphia spinifrons (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775Warty crab
Eupilumnus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Eupilumnus stridulans Monod, 1956
Globopilumnus africanus (A. Milne Edw..., 1867)⇒ Eupilumnus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Globopilumnus stridulans (Monod, 1956)⇒ Eupilumnus stridulans Monod, 1956
Menippe frescoensis Remy, 1960
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879

Subnodes of Eriphioidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOziidae
Dana, 1851
2
4
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