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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
186
503
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
185
501
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
240
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
237
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
218
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
111
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
98
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
68
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
2 Families width 19 Species
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
13 Genera with 19 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry4SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1933Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ommatocarcinus White, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoplax Castro, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 18342SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
19 Species
Actaea calculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Facetted Crab
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Actaea pura Stimpson, 1858
Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Etisus demani Odhner, 1925Pale Pebble Crab
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Lybia australiensis Ward, 1933
Megametope punctatus Haswell, 1882
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Ommatocarcinus macgillivrayi White, 1851
Paraxanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Paraxanthias notatus Dana, 1852
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pycnoplax meridionalis Rathbun, 1923
Pycnoplax victoriensis Rathbun, 1923
Xanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834

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

Taxom

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