AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
150
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
144
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
112
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
25
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
4 Families width 33 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
25 Genera with 33 Species
#CEHLMNOPSTWX
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoplax Rathbun, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Euryplax Stimpson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eurytium Stimpson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lipaesthesius Rathbun, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemera Davie, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Meriola Davie, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Oediplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18607SpeciesTaxom
Platyactaea Guinot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Prionoplax H. Milne Edw..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombila H. Milne Edw..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Speocarcinus Stimpson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Trizocarcinus M. J. Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
33 Species
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Cataleptodius occidentalis Stimpson, 1871
Cataleptodius taboganus Rathbun, 1912
Cyrtoplax panamensis Ziesenhenne, 1940
Cyrtoplax valeriana (Rathbun, 1928)⇒ Prionoplax ciliata Smith, 1870
Eurypanopeus planus Smith, 1869
Euryplax polita Smith, 1870
Eurytium tristani Rathbun, 1906
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Heteractaea lunata Lucas, 1844Fuzzy mud crab
Hexapanopeus costaricensis Garth, 1940
Hexapanopeus sinaloensis Rathbun, 1930
Liomera cinctimanus White, 1847Colorful Reef Crab
Lipaesthesius leeanus Rathbun, 1898
Lophopanopeus lobipes (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Milnepanopeus lobipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Nanocassiope polita Rathbun, 1894
Oediplax granulata Rathbun, 1894
Panopeus bermudensis (J. E. Benedi..., 1891)⇒ Acantholobulus bermudensis Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus chilensis H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Panopeus planus (Smith, 1869)⇒ Eurypanopeus planus Smith, 1869
Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877
Panopeus rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Granulose mud crab
Panopeus tanneri (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Nanocassiope polita Rathbun, 1894
Panopeus transversus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Eurypanopeus transversus Stimpson, 1860
Platyactaea dovii Stimpson, 1871Dove pebble crab
Platypodiella rotundata Stimpson, 1860Orange Pebble Crab
Prionoplax ciliata Smith, 1870
Pseudorhombila xanthiformis Garth, 1940
Speocarcinus granulimanus Rathbun, 1894
Trizocarcinus dentatus Rathbun, 1894
Williamstimpsonia stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Xanthias leptodius
Xanthodius sternberghii Stimpson, 1859

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

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudorhombilidae
Alcock, 1900
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
13
13
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