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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
99
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
68
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
63
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
44
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
1 Family width 6 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
6 Genera with 6 Species
Demania Laurie, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Liagore De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
6 Species
Demania baccalipes Alcock, 1898
Liagore rubromaculata De Haan, 1835Red-spotted Crab
Lophozozymus dodone Herbst, 1801
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Platypodia cristata A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
6
6
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