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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Piura (Peru)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
55
90
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
55
90
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
75
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
71
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
67
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
42
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Piura
2 Genera with 3 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1879Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piura
3 Species
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia squamata Stimpson, 1860Lumpy Claw Crab
Menippe frontalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879


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