Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 222
602
1335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 221
601
1334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 99
305
771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 98
297
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 90
267
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 44
131
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 39
120
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 31
103
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 4
8
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Macaronesia
4 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Macaronesia
7 Species | Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | | Eriphia spinifrons (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775 | Warty crab | | Globopilumnus africanus (A. Milne Edw..., 1867) | ⇒ Eupilumnus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | Globopilumnus stridulans (Monod, 1956) | ⇒ Eupilumnus stridulans Monod, 1956 | | Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851 | | | Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858 | Kauila |
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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