Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 87
331
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 43
184
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
167
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 27
132
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 2
5
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoro Islands
3 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Comoro Islands
8 Species and 1 Subspecies | Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838 | Rough redeye crab | | Menippe adina Williams & F..., 1986 | Gulf stone crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867 | | | Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858 | |
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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