Species list, Checklist of Family Menippidae (Stone crabs) for Spain (Iberian Peninsula)

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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	290 895 2138	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	289 893 2133	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	121 355 782	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	119 346 748	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	109 307 677	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	59 159 295	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	45 136 269	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	37 114 230	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Eriphioidea MacLeay, 1838	3 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 Stone crabs	2 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Spain
2 Genera with 3 Species

Eriphia Latreille, 1775		2	Species	Taxom
Globopilumnus Balss, 1867		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Spain
3 Species

Eriphia spinifrons (Forsskål, 1775)	⇒ Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775	Warty crab
Globopilumnus africanus (A. Milne Edw..., 1867)	⇒ Eupilumnus africanus 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