Xanthoidea
Superfamily of crabs
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838[1] |
| Families | |
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Families
The 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
