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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Cape York Peninsula (Cook Shire, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
110
224
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
224
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
158
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
158
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
145
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
90
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
89
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
62
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape York Peninsula
2 Families width 15 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape York Peninsula
4 Genera with 15 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1886Baneberry2SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Menoplax Castro, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape York Peninsula
15 Species
Actaea hirsutissima (Rüppell) acc..., 1830)⇒ Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830
Actaea hystrix Miers, 1886
Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Menoplax longispinosa Chen, 1984

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Cape York Peninsula
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
12
14
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