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Eriphioidea
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Eriphioidea

Eriphioidea is a superfamily of crabs, containing the six families Dairoididae, Eriphiidae, Hypothalassiidae, Menippidae, Oziidae and Platyxanthidae. They are united by a number of characters, including a marked difference in size between the left and right claws, where the larger one has a crushing tooth, and the smaller one does not, and the relative breadth of the male abdomen.

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6 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first

Eriphiidae

familyEriphiidae

Stone Crabs

familyMenippidae

Oziidae

familyOziidae

Platyxanthidae

familyPlatyxanthidae

Dairoididae

familyDairoididae

Hypothalassiidae

familyHypothalassiidae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 342948.