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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
260
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
209
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Polynesia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Globopilumnus Balss, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18345SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
9 Species
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Globopilumnus globosus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Eupilumnus globosus Dana, 1852
Ozius hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858
Ozius tricarinatus Rathbun, 1907
Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834Black finger crab
Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Ruppellioides convexus A. Milne-Edw..., 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