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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
509
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
71
478
1620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
387
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
12
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMenippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
5 Genera with 18 Species
Eriphia Latreille, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Globopilumnus Balss, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1798Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 18536SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
18 Species
Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia granulosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Beaded crab
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852Hairy Banded Crab
Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803Red-eyed Rock Crab
Eriphia squamata Stimpson, 1860Lumpy Claw Crab
Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775Warty crab
Globopilumnus xantusii (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Eupilumnus xantusii Stimpson, 1860
Menippe frontalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Menippe obtusa Stimpson, 1859
Menippe rumphii Fabricius, 1798
Myomenippe fornasinii Bianconi, 1851
Ozius agqassizii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Ozius tenuidactylus Lockington, 1877
Ozius deplanatus White, 1847Black Finger Crab
Ozius perlatus Stimpson, 1860Pebbled ozius
Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867
Ozius tenuidactylus Lockington, 1877
Ozius verreauxii Saussure, 1853Velvet-fingered ozius


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