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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Western Port (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
112
278
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
276
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
81
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Port
3 Genera with 3 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Lachnopodus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 18342SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Port
3 Species
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Megametope punctatus Haswell, 1882
Megametope rotundifrons H. Milne Edw..., 1834Smooth Forehead Crab

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Western Port
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
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