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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
150
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
144
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
112
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
25
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
13
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
13 Genera with 13 Species
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lipaesthesius Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemera Davie, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Meriola Davie, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platyactaea Guinot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
13 Species
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Cataleptodius occidentalis Stimpson, 1871
Cataleptodius taboganus Rathbun, 1912
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Heteractaea lunata Lucas, 1844Fuzzy mud crab
Liomera cinctimanus White, 1847Colorful Reef Crab
Lipaesthesius leeanus Rathbun, 1898
Nanocassiope polita Rathbun, 1894
Platyactaea dovii Stimpson, 1871Dove pebble crab
Platypodiella rotundata Stimpson, 1860Orange Pebble Crab
Williamstimpsonia stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Xanthias leptodius
Xanthodius sternberghii Stimpson, 1859

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLiomerinae
T. Sakai, 1976
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZosiminae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xanthidae at artfakta.se
Xanthidae at biodiversity.org.au
Xanthidae at dyntaxa.se
Xanthidae at gbif.org
Xanthidae at irmng.org
Xanthidae at itis.gov
Xanthidae at marinespecies.org