Eriphioidea

Eriphioidea is a superfamily of crabs, containing the six families Dairoididae, Eriphiidae, Hypothalassiidae, Menippidae, Oziidae and Platyxanthidae.^[1] 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.^[1]

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Eriphioidea
Eriphia verrucosa (Eriphiidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Subsection:	Heterotremata
Superfamily:	Eriphioidea Macleay, 1838
Families
Dairoididae Števčić, 2005 Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838 Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & Schweitzer, 2006 Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 Oziidae Dana, 1851 Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977

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