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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
53
482
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
10
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
6 Genera with 22 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18348SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerozius Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia laevimana (GuĂ©rin, 1829)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Eriphia norfolcensis (Grant & McCu..., 1907)⇒ Bountiana norfolcensis Grant & McCu..., 1907
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838Rough redeye crab
Menippe (Myomenippe) legonillonii
Menippe leguillouii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Myomenippe hardwicki Gray, 1831
Myomenippe leguillouii
Ozius (Epixanthus) frontalis (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Parathelphusa convexa De Man, 1879
Ozius deplanatus White, 1847Black Finger Crab
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spotted Belly Crab
Ozius guttatus speciosus
Ozius lobatus Heller, 1865
Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858
Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834Black finger crab
Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Ruppellioides convexus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858Kauila


Links, sources and further information
Menippidae at biodiversity.org.au
Menippidae at gbif.org
Menippidae at irmng.org
Menippidae at itis.gov
Menippidae at marinespecies.org