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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
100
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
47
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
44
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
4 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
14 Genera with 16 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1868Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Gonoplax Leach, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcassiope Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Neopilumnoplax Serène, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actaea margaritaria (A. Milne-Edw..., 1868)⇒ Paractaea margaritaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Cataleptodius olsoni Manning & Chace, 1990
Microcassiope minor Dana, 1852
Micropanope rufopunctata (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Nanocassiope melanodactyla A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Nanocassiope melanodactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Neopilumnoplax heterochir Studer, 1883
Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869Areolate mud crab
Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869
Paractaea margaritaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Paractaea rufopunctata africana Guinot, 1976
Platypodiella georgei den Hartog &..., 1991St Helena Shore Crab
Platypodiella picta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Harlequin Crab
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848
Xantho occidentalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1868)⇒ Cycloxanthops occidentalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Xanthodius denticulatus (White, 1848)⇒ Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Ascension
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNanocassiopidae
Števčić, 2013
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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