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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
353
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
351
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
224
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
223
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
213
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
120
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
113
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
96
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Capricorn Group
7 Genera with 8 Species
Leptomithrax Miers, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Capricorn Group
8 Species
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Capricorn Group
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Majidae at artfakta.se
Majidae at biodiversity.org.au
Majidae at dyntaxa.se
Majidae at gbif.org
Majidae at irmng.org
Majidae at itis.gov
Majidae at marinespecies.org