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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
507
3836
16565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
502
3827
16544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
192
1775
9092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
189
1764
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1695
8603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
101
987
3966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
88
894
3684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
69
730
2947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
14
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
7
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
7 Genera with 29 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Globopilumnus Balss, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1945Stone crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 183410SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerozius Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia laevimana (GuĂ©rin, 1829)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838
Eriphia norfolcensis (Grant & McCu..., 1907)⇒ Bountiana norfolcensis Grant & McCu..., 1907
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838Rough redeye crab
Eriphia squamata Stimpson, 1860Lumpy Claw Crab
Globopilumnus globosus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Eupilumnus globosus Dana, 1852
Globopilumnus multituberosus (Garth & Kim, 1983)⇒ Eupilumnus laciniatus Sakai, 1980
Menippe (Myomenippe) legonillonii
Menippe brevimanus M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Menippe leguillouii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Menippe oceanica M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Myomenippe hardwicki Gray, 1831
Myomenippe leguillouii
Ozius (Epixanthus) frontalis (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Parathelphusa convexa De Man, 1879
Ozius deplanatus White, 1847Black Finger Crab
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spotted Belly Crab
Ozius guttatus speciosus
Ozius hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1902Aupaka
Ozius lobatus Heller, 1865
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
Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858Kauila


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