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Xanthoidea
Sign in to saveXanthoidea is a superfamily of crabs, comprising seven families. 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. Even in this reduced state, Xanthoidea remains one of the most species-rich superfamilies of crabs.
Species
オウギガニ上科
Superfamily
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 254
- With media
- 16
- Collections
- UF
- Recorded in
- Japan, Mascarene Islands, Mariana Islands, United States, Oman, Scattered Islands, United States Overseas Territories, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Heterotremata
- Image
- Xantho poressa 2009 G2.jpg
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- Xanthoidea
- topic's main category
- Category:Xanthoidea
- taxon name
- Xanthoidea
- taxon rank
- superfamily
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- Families
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Xanthoidea is a superfamily of crabs, comprising seven families. 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. Even in this reduced state, Xanthoidea remains one of the most species-rich superfamilies of crabs.
==Families== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following families: Antrocarcinidae Garthiellidae Linnaeoxanthidae Nanocassiopidae Panopeidae Pseudorhombilidae Xanthidae
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