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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
142
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
126
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
95
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
26
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
2 Families width 42 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs29SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
26 Genera with 42 Species
#ACEGHLMNP
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 20075SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthus Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Exopheticus Castro, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Glyptocarcinus Takeda, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacoides Castro, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Hadroplax Castro, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18344SpeciesTaxom
Liagore De Haan, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Luniella Lasley, Klau..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Menoplax Castro, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Neogoneplax Castro, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Neoliomera Odhner, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neoxanthias Ward, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Paragoneplax Castro, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Psopheticus Wood-Mason, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
42 Species
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Atergatis ocyroe Herbst, 1801Atergatis Ocyroe
Carcinoplax abyssicola Miers, 1886
Carcinoplax ischurodous Stebbing, 1923
Carcinoplax specularis Rathbun, 1914
Carcinoplax tenuidentata Castro, 2007
Carcinoplax tuberosa Castro, 2007
Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Etisus dentatus Herbst, 1785Many-toothed Spooner Crab
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840Smooth spooner
Euxanthus ruali Guinot, 1971
Exopheticus insignis Alcock, 1900
Glyptocarcinus politus Ng & D. G. B..., 1994
Goneplacoides marivenae Komatsu & Ta..., 2004
Hadroplax sinuatifrons Miers, 1886
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Leptodius gracilis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Liagore pulchella Ng & Naruse, 2007
Liomera bella Dana, 1852Pretty liomera
Liomera margaritata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Liomera tristis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Lophozozymus anaglyptus Heller, 1861
Luniella pubescens Dana, 1852
Medaeops gemini Davie, 1997
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Menoplax longispinosa Chen, 1984
Neogoneplax renoculis Rathbun, 1914
Neogoneplax serratipes Castro, 2007
Neoliomera insularis Adams & White, 1849Stone Crab
Neoxanthias michelae Serène & Vadon, 1981
Paragoneplax serenei Zarenkov, 1972
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pilodius pubescens Dana, 1852
Platypodia anaglypta (Heller, 1861)⇒ Lophozozymus anaglyptus Heller, 1861
Platypodia pseudogranulosa Serène, 1984Flat Round Crab
Platypodia semigranosa Heller, 1861
Psopheticus vocans Guinot, 1985

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
18
29
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