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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
91
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
86
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
8 Genera with 8 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1866Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
8 Species
Actaea angolensis (Brito Capello, 1866)⇒ Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866
Cataleptodius olsoni Manning & Chace, 1990
Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866
Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851
Platypodia picta
Platypodiella picta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Harlequin Crab
Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956
Xantho tuberculatus (Bell, 1852)⇒ Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZosiminae
Alcock, 1898
2
2
Genera
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