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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
92
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
72
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
2 Families width 34 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
22 Genera with 34 Species
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Actaea De Haan, 0Baneberry2SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cymo De Haan, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthus Dana, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Kraussia Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Psaumis Kossmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
34 Species
Actaea calculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Facetted Crab
Actaea ruppellii
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Cymo andreossyi Audouin, 1826Hairy Coral Crab
Etisus dentatus Herbst, 1785Many-toothed Spooner Crab
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840Smooth spooner
Euxanthus huoni Jacquinot, 1846
Euxanthus tuberculosus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Actaea tuberculosa Miers, 1884
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843
Hypocolpus maculatus Haswell, 1882
Kraussia nitida (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Palapedia nitida Stimpson, 1858
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852
Liomera cinctimana White, 1847Banded claw crab
Liomera cinctimanus White, 1847Colorful Reef Crab
Liomera cinetimana
Liomera tristis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Lophozozymus pulchellus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Damselflies
Luniella spinipes Heller, 1861
Macromedaeus crassimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pilodius pilumnoides White, 1848
Pilodius pubescens Dana, 1852
Platypodia cristata A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830Crested Reef Crab
Psaumis cavipes Dana, 1852
Pseudozius dispar Dana, 1852
Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias leptodius

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
21
33
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