Xanthoidea
| 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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Xanthoidea is a superfamily of crabs, comprising the three families Xanthidae, Panopeidae and Pseudorhombilidae.[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]
Families[edit]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following families:[1]
- Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893
- Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900
- Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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 P. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
External links[edit]
Media related to Xanthoidea at Wikimedia Commons
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