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Checklist for Family Mithracidae Balss, 1929
and region British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
196
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
194
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
116
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
116
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
101
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
47
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
41
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
28
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Virgin Islands
2 Genera with 3 Species
Mithrax Desmarest, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Virgin Islands
3 Species
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab


Links, sources and further information
Mithracidae at gbif.org
Mithracidae at irmng.org
Mithracidae at itis.gov
Mithracidae at marinespecies.org