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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Barbados (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
212
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
130
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
119
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
98
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Barbados
2 Genera with 3 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barbados
3 Species
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867


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