Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
182
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 35
165
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
125
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 4
5
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 2
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
2 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Tanzania
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Eriphia laevimana smithii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Eriphia smithi Mcleay, 1838 | | | Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838 | Rough redeye crab | | Eriphia spinifrons (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775 | Warty crab | | Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spotted Belly Crab | | Ozius speciosus (Hilgendorf, 1869) | ⇒ Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 |
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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