Menippidae
Also known as: Stone Crabs, 哲蟹科, 비단부채게과
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Menippidae |
| Published in | Ortmann, A. (1893). Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der von Herrn Dr. Döderlein bei Japan und bei den Liu-Kiu-Inseln gesammelten und zur Zeit im Strassburger Museum aufbewahrten Formen. VII. Theil. Abtheilu |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 3 |
| Species records held | 23 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 32 |
| GBIF key | 8148 |
Genera in Menippidae
- Menippe — 18 species: Menippe adina, Menippe almerai, Menippe anomala, Menippe brevimanus, Menippe burnsi, Menippe cretacea, Menippe floridana, Menippe frescoensis
- Sphaerozius — 3 species: Sphaerozius cochlearis, Sphaerozius nitidus, Sphaerozius scaber
- Myomenippe — 2 species: Myomenippe fornasinii, Myomenippe hardwickii
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.