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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
91
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
86
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
4 Families width 14 Species
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838)Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
12 Genera with 14 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1866Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Eucrate De Haan, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Microcassiope Guinot, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoplax Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Platypodiella Guinot, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
14 Species
Actaea angolensis (Brito Capello, 1866)⇒ Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866
Cataleptodius olsoni Manning & Chace, 1990
Eucrate crenata De Haan, 1835
Eucrate sulcatifrons Stimpson, 1858
Glyptoxanthus angolensis Brito Capello, 1866
Microcassiope minor Dana, 1852
Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851
Panopeus africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Panopeus harttii (S. I. Smith, 1869)⇒ Panopeus hartii Smith, 1869
Pilumnoplax sulcatifrons (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Eucrate sulcatifrons Stimpson, 1858
Platypodia picta
Platypodiella picta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Harlequin Crab
Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956
Xantho tuberculatus (Bell, 1852)⇒ Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNanocassiopidae
Števčić, 2013
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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