Menippidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.[1]
| Menippidae | |
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| Pseudocarcinus gigas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Eriphioidea |
| Family: | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 |
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Genera
edit- Menippe De Haan, 1833
- Myomenippe Hilgendorf, 1879
- Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
- Ruppellioides A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
- Sphaerozius Stimpson, 1858
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
External links
editData related to Menippidae at Wikispecies
- Peter Davie (2010). "Menippidae". World Register of Marine Species.
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