Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 232
864
1815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 231
863
1814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 122
593
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 120
590
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 111
554
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
318
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 51
285
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 37
227
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 2
6
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
5 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Madagascar
12 Species | Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838 | Rough redeye crab | | Menippe convexa (Rathbun, 1894) | ⇒ Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858 | | Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851 | | | Myomenippe hardwicki Gray, 1831 | | | Myomenippe hardwickii Gray, 1831 | | | Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spotted Belly Crab | | Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867 | | | Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858 | | | 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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