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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
253
830
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
251
825
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
297
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
296
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
286
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
154
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
136
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
100
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
3
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria
3 Families width 13 Species
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria
13 Genera with 13 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lachnopodus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemera Davie, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Meriola Davie, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Neopilumnoplax Serène, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ommatocarcinus White, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoplax Castro, 19232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
13 Species
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860Lobate mud crab
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860Blackclaw crestleg crab
Megametope punctatus Haswell, 1882
Megametope rotundifrons H. Milne Edw..., 1834Smooth Forehead Crab
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Neopilumnoplax nieli Ahyong, 2008
Ommatocarcinus corioensis Creswell, 1886
Panopeus americanus Saussure, 1857Narrowback mud crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Pycnoplax meridionalis Rathbun, 1923
Pycnoplax victoriensis Rathbun, 1923

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Victoria
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPanopeidae
Ortmann, 1893
Mud crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
7
5
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