Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 264
991
2154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 262
988
2151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 129
622
1527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 126
616
1509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 117
574
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 62
330
717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 54
296
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 41
240
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 3
6
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Indian Ocean
8 Species
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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