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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Port Jackson (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
401
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
399
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
190
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
190
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
175
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
109
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
67
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Jackson
2 Families width 18 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Jackson
14 Genera with 18 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry3SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Banareia A. Milne-Edw..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Calvactaea Ward, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1933Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ommatocarcinus White, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoplax Castro, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Jackson
18 Species
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Actaea pura Stimpson, 1858
Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Banareia inconspicua Miers, 1884
Calvactaea tumida Ward, 1933Swollen Soft Coral Crab
Etisus demani Odhner, 1925Pale Pebble Crab
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Liomera cinctimana White, 1847Banded claw crab
Lybia australiensis Ward, 1933
Megametope punctatus Haswell, 1882
Ommatocarcinus macgillivrayi White, 1851
Paraxanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Paraxanthias notatus Dana, 1852
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pycnoplax meridionalis Rathbun, 1923
Xanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Xanthias nitidulus Dana, 1852

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

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
12
16
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