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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
288
1145
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
285
1141
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
589
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
116
584
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
551
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
317
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
281
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
236
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
58
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
2 Families width 121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs112SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
58 Genera with 121 Species
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Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry12SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Actiomera Ng, Guinot &..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Atergatopsis A. Milne-Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Banareia A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodopsis A. Milne Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Cymo De Haan, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Danielea Ng & Clark, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Demania Laurie, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Epiactaea Serène, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Epiactaeodes Serène, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18408SpeciesTaxom
Eucrate De Haan, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthus Dana, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Forestiana Guinot & Low, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Goneplax Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Kraussia Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18344SpeciesTaxom
Liocarpilodes Klunzinger, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 183411SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Medaeus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Megametope Filhol, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Menoplax Castro, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Nectopanope Wood-Mason, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Neogoneplax Castro, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neoliomera Odhner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neoxanthias Ward, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neoxanthops Guinot, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Novactaea Guinot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ommatocarcinus White, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Palapedia Ng, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Paraxanthias Odhner, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Psaumis Kossmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudactaea Serène, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliomera Odhner, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Psopheticus Wood-Mason, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoplax Castro, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Serenius Guinot, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Soliella Lasley, Klau..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Wardoxanthops Stevcic, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 05SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actaea calculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Facetted Crab
Actaea depressa White) accep..., 1848
Actaea glandifera Rathbun, 1914
Actaea helleri (A. Milne-Edw..., 1865)⇒ Pseudoliomera helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Actaea hystrix Miers, 1886
Actaea levidorsalis Montgomery, 1931
Actaea peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Thorn-legged Crab
Actaea polyacantha Heller, 1861
Actaea rufopunctata (H.Milne Edwards, 1834)⇒ Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaea ruppelli Krauss, 1843
Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaea savignyi (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaeodes consobrinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830
Actaeodes mutatus Guinot, 1976
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Actiomera erythra Lanchester, 1902
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818Bashful Crab
Atergatis obtusus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Atergatopsis alcocki Laurie, 1906
Chlorodiella cytherea Dana, 1852
Chlorodiella davaoensis Ward, 1941
Chlorodiella laevissima Dana, 1852
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Cyclodius nitidus Dana, 1852
Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Cymo andreossyi Audouin, 1826Hairy Coral Crab
Cymo cerasma Morgan, 1990
Cymo deplanatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cymo melanodactylus Dana, 1852Black-fingered Coral Clinger
Cymo quadrilobatus Miers, 1884Blue Eyed Coral Crab
Danielea noelensis Ward, 1934
Epiactaea nodulosa White, 1848Nodule Crab
Epiactaeodes tesselatus Pocock, 1890
Etisus anaglyptus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Etisus australis Ward, 1936
Etisus bifrontalis Edmondson, 1935
Etisus demani Odhner, 1925Pale Pebble Crab
Etisus dentatus Herbst, 1785Many-toothed Spooner Crab
Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
Etisus frontalis Dana, 1852
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840Smooth spooner
Eucrate sexdentata Haswell, 1881
Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790Lumpy Rock Crab
Euxanthus huoni Jacquinot, 1846
Euxanthus huonii Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Forestiana abrolhensis Montgomery, 1931
Forestiana depressa White, 1848
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843
Hypocolpus pararugosus Crosnier, 1997
Hypocolpus rugosus Henderson, 1893
Kraussia hendersoni (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Palapedia hendersoni Rathbun, 1902
Leptodius affinis De Haan, 1835
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Liocarpilodes integerrimus Dana, 1852
Liomera bella Dana, 1852Pretty liomera
Liomera cinctimana White, 1847Banded claw crab
Liomera cinctimanus White, 1847Colorful Reef Crab
Liomera rubra A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Red liomera
Liomera rugata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Corrugated liomera
Liomera serratipes Odhner, 1925
Liomera stimpsoni (A. Milne Edw..., 1865)⇒ Liomera stimpsonii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Liomera stimpsonii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Round Crab
Liomera striolata Odhner, 1925
Liomera tristis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Lophozozymus anaglyptus Heller, 1861
Lophozozymus incisus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Montagu's Crab
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Lophozozymus pulchellus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Damselflies
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Megametope carinata Baker, 1907Crested Forehead-crab
Megametope carinatus Baker, 1907
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Menoplax longispinosa Chen, 1984
Neogoneplax renoculis Rathbun, 1914
Neoliomera richtersi De Man, 1889
Neoxanthias impressus Latreille, 1812
Neoxanthops rotundus Guinot, 1968
Novactaea michaelseni Odhner, 1925
Ommatocarcinus corioensis Creswell, 1886
Palapedia bongensis Serène, 1972
Palapedia hendersoni Rathbun, 1902
Palapedia pelsartensis Serène, 1972
Palapedia valentini Ng, 1993
Palapedia wilsoni Serène, 1972
Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Nodose rubble crab
Paractaea rufopunctata plumosa Guinot, 1976
Paraxanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Paraxanthias pachydactylus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Pilodius granulatus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cyclodius granulatus Targioni-Toz..., 1877
Pilodius pilumnoides White, 1848
Platypodia anaglypta (Heller, 1861)⇒ Lophozozymus anaglyptus Heller, 1861
Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830Crested Reef Crab
Platypodia pseudogranulosa Serène, 1984Flat Round Crab
Platypodia semigranosa Heller, 1861
Psaumis cavipes Dana, 1852
Pseudactaea corallina Alcock, 1898
Pseudoliomera helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852Showy xanthid crab
Pseudoliomera variolosa Borradaile, 1902
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab
Psopheticus stridulans (Wood-Mason, 1892)⇒ Psopheticus crepitans Wood-Mason, 1891
Pycnoplax meridionalis Rathbun, 1923
Pycnoplax surugensis Rathbun, 1932
Pycnoplax suruguensis Rathbun, 1932
Soliella melanospinis Rathbun, 1911
Wardoxanthops rotundus Guinot, 1968
Xanthias elegans Stimpson, 1858
Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xanthias latifrons De Man, 1887Broad-fronted crab
Xanthias leptodius
Xantho (Leptodius) danae (Odhner, 1925)⇒ Leptodius nudipes Dana, 1852
Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790Furrowed Crab
Xantho impressus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Neoxanthias impressus Latreille, 1812
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
49
112
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