Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 136
305
388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
304
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 66
164
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 65
161
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
147
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
101
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 30
90
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 24
76
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs | 4
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Peninsula
4 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Cape Peninsula
12 Genera with 15 Species | Allactaea Williams, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batodaeus Vázquez-Bade..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpoporus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoplax Smith, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropanope Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nanoplax Guinot, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panoplax Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scopolius Stevcic, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
15 Species | Allactaea lithostrota Williams, 1974 | | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Batodaeus urinator A. Milne-Edw..., 1881 | | | Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871 | Narrowfront rubble crab | | Glyptoplax smithii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Truncate rubble crab | | Glyptoxanthus erosus Stimpson, 1859 | Eroded mud crab | | Micropanope nuttingi (Rathbun, 1898) | ⇒ Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898 | | Micropanope sculptipes Stimpson, 1871 | Sculptured mud crab | | Nanoplax xanthiformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough squareback crab | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Panoplax depressa Stimpson, 1871 | Depressed rubble crab | | Pseudomedaeus agassizi A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Rough rubble crab | | Pseudomedaeus distinctus Rathbun, 1898 | Armed rubble crab | | Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898 | |
Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
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
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