Xanthoidea is a superfamily of crabs, comprising seven families.[1][2][3] Formerly, a number of other families were included in Xanthoidea, but many of these have since been removed to other superfamilies. These include Carpilioidea, Eriphioidea, Hexapodoidea, Pilumnoidea and Trapezioidea.[3] Even in this reduced state, Xanthoidea remains one of the most species-rich superfamilies of crabs.[3]
| Xanthoidea | |
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| Xantho poressa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 [1] |
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Families
editThe World Register of Marine Species lists the following families:[1]
- Antrocarcinidae Ng & Chia, 1994
- Garthiellidae Mendoza & Manuel-Santos, 2012
- Linnaeoxanthidae Števčić, 2005
- Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013
- Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893
- Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900
- Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838
References
edit- ^ a b c Davie, P. (2015). "Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
- ^ a b c Ng, Peter K. L.; Guinot, Danièle; Davie, Peter J. F. (January 2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-08 – via the National University of Singapore.
External links
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