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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Florida Keys (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
175
484
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
173
482
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
291
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
291
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
274
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
172
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
157
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
129
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Florida Keys
2 Genera with 2 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida Keys
2 Species
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab


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