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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
182
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
83
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
58
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
4 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
9 Genera with 15 Species
Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoplax Rathbun, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Eurytium Stimpson, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lydia Gistel, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18576SpeciesTaxom
Platyactaea Guinot, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Rigid bathyal crab
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Cyrtoplax spinidentata Benedict, 1892
Eurytium limosum Say, 1818Broadback mud crab
Eurytium tristani Rathbun, 1906
Hexapanopeus caribbaeus Stimpson, 1871
Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ringed Foot Crab
Panopeus boekei Rathbun, 1915
Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus herbstii crassa
Panopeus lacustris Desbonne, 1867Knotfinger mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Bristled rubble crab
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudorhombilidae
Alcock, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
4
4
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