Species list, Checklist of Family Menippidae (Stone crabs) for US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)

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Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	111 268 447	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	111 268 447	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	78 204 363	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	78 204 363	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	72 189 328	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	37 116 186	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	32 109 179	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	24 88 146	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Eriphioidea MacLeay, 1838	2 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 Stone crabs	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for US Virgin Islands
3 Genera with 4 Species

Eriphia Latreille, 1781		1	Species	Taxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859	Stone crabs	1	Species	Taxom
Ozius H. Milne-Edw..., 1853		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for US Virgin Islands
4 Species

Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781)	⇒ Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859	Cuban stone crab
Ozius reticulatus Desbonne, 1867
Ozius verreauxii Saussure, 1853	Velvet-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