Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 335
1468
3809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 332
1463
3804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 141
794
2375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 139
788
2353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 130
741
2205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 63
423
997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 54
387
924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 43
328
723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 3
7
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean islands
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Caribbean islands
9 Species | Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia squamata Stimpson, 1860 | Lumpy Claw Crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Cuban stone crab | | Ozius perlatus Stimpson, 1860 | Pebbled ozius | | Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867 | | | Ozius verreauxii Saussure, 1853 | Velvet-fingered ozius | | Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858 | Kauila |
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
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