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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
155
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
155
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
42
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
40
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bay of Bengal
2 Families width 7 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bay of Bengal
7 Genera with 7 Species
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthus Dana, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Orphnoxanthus Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bay of Bengal
7 Species
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Carcinoplax mistio Ng & Mitra, 2019
Etisus andamanicus Deb, 1992
Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790Lumpy Rock Crab
Orphnoxanthus microps Alcock & And..., 1894
Platypodia andamania Deb, 1992
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Bay of Bengal
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
5
5
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