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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Okinawa Islands (Ryukyu Islands, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
678
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
173
678
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
543
1284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
109
537
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
523
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
334
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
317
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
223
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Islands
2 Genera with 5 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Islands
5 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


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