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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
95
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
60
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
60
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
38
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
7
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for Townsville
7 Genera with 6 Species
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Medaeus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
6 Species
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Hypocolpus maculatus Haswell, 1882
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Pilodius nigrocrinitus Stimpson, 1859Kauila
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Townsville
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
7
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