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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Point (Union Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
45
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
45
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
33
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
33
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
19
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Point (Union Parish)
2 Families width 4 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Point (Union Parish)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Eucratodes A. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Scopolius Stevcic, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point (Union Parish)
4 Species
Eucratodes agassizii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Dirtytooth Mud Crab
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Micropanope pusilla A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Puffy mud crab
Scopolius nuttingi Rathbun, 1898

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Point (Union Parish)
FamilyPseudorhombilidae
Alcock, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
3
3
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