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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
292
1325
3188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
290
1321
3183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
724
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
719
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
682
1857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
400
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
368
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
39
292
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
5 Genera with 11 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 0Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18345SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
11 Species
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Menippe (Myomenippe) legonillonii
Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Myomenippe leguillouii
Ozius deplanatus White, 1847Black Finger Crab
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spotted Belly Crab
Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858
Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834Black finger crab
Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Ruppellioides convexus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867


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