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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Kagoshima Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
138
460
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
137
459
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
390
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
387
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
371
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
51
246
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
43
226
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
171
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
4
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kagoshima Prefecture
2 Genera with 6 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18343SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kagoshima Prefecture
6 Species
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838Rough redeye crab
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spotted Belly Crab
Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858
Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834


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