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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Astove Island (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Astove Island
2 Families width 13 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Astove Island
12 Genera with 13 Species
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lachnopodus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 02SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Astove Island
13 Species
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Strahl, 1861
Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson, 1858
Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812Boxer crab
Macromedaeus quinquedentatus Krauss, 1843
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias leptodius
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Astove Island
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
11
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