Checklist for Family Mithracidae Balss, 1929
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 68
129
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 67
128
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 47
93
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 47
93
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
80
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 21
36
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 19
33
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 13
23
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
8
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mithracidae
Balss, 1929
| 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cayman Islands
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Cayman Islands
9 Species | Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | Channel Clinging Crab | | Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw decorator crab | | Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860 | Anemone crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax cornutus (de Saussure, 1857) | ⇒ Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857 | | Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818 | | Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857 | Shorthorn clinging crab | | Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857 | Shorthorn clinging crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab |
Links, sources and further information Mithracidae at gbif.org
Mithracidae at irmng.org
Mithracidae at itis.gov
Mithracidae at marinespecies.org
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