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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
66
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
39
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Croix
3 Families width 7 Species
Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838)Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Croix
7 Genera with 7 Species
Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Garthiope Guinot, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Platyactaea Guinot, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
7 Species
Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Garthiope barbadensis Rathbun, 1921Prickly mud crab
Glyptoxanthus erosus Stimpson, 1859Eroded mud crab
Panopeus lacustris Desbonne, 1867Knotfinger mud crab
Platyactaea setigera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Bristled rubble crab
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in St. Croix
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
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
5
5
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