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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
124
252
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
124
252
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
111
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
110
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
49
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
44
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Helena
4 Families width 14 Species
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Helena
11 Genera with 14 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry2SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Microcassiope Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Neopilumnoplax Serène, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodius Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
14 Species
Actaea margaritaria (A. Milne-Edw..., 1868)⇒ Paractaea margaritaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Cataleptodius olsoni Manning & Chace, 1990
Microcassiope minor Dana, 1852
Micropanope rufopunctata (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Nanocassiope melanodactyla A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Neopilumnoplax heterochir Studer, 1883
Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869
Paractaea margaritaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Nodose rubble crab
Platypodiella georgei den Hartog &..., 1991St Helena Shore Crab
Platypodiella picta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Harlequin Crab
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848
Xanthodius denticulatus (White, 1848)⇒ Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Saint Helena
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNanocassiopidae
Števčić, 2013
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
8
11
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