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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Port Phillip Bay (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
297
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
294
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
116
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
115
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
113
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
69
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
42
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Port Phillip Bay
2 Families width 4 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Phillip Bay
4 Genera with 4 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ommatocarcinus White, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Phillip Bay
4 Species
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Megametope rotundifrons H. Milne Edw..., 1834Smooth Forehead Crab
Ommatocarcinus corioensis Creswell, 1886

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Port Phillip Bay
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
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