Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Rank Superfamily | Infraorder Brachyura | |
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Similar Dairoidea, Retroplumidae, Corystidae, Homoloidea, Xanthoidea |
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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