Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 117
408
800 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 116
406
798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
314
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
314
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 66
304
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
196
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
187
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 26
148
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 2
5
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Red Sea
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Red Sea
8 Species
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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