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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
136
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
124
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
93
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
3
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
15 Genera with 17 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1865Baneberry3SpeciesTaxom
Actaeops Portell & Co..., 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paraliomera Rathbun, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Platyactaea Guinot, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
17 Species
Actaea acantha H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spinose rubble crab
Actaea bifrons Rathbun, 1898Areolate rubble crab
Actaea setigera (A. Milne-Edw..., 1865)⇒ Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Leptodius floridanus (Gibbes, 1850)⇒ Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Micropanope levimanus (Chace, 1940)⇒ Panoplax depressa Stimpson, 1871
Micropanope pusilla A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Puffy mud crab
Micropanope truncatifrons Rathbun, 1898
Paractaea nodosa Stimpson, 1860
Paraliomera dispar Stimpson, 1871Black coral crab
Paraliomera longimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Longarm coral crab
Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Bristled rubble crab
Platypodiella spectabilis Herbst, 1794Gaudy clown crab
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848
Xanthias leptodius
Xanthodius denticulatus (White, 1848)⇒ Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChlorodiellinae
Ng & Holthuis, 2007
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLiomerinae
T. Sakai, 1976
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
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