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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
314
1043
2665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
313
1041
2659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
130
413
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
404
893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
358
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
182
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
159
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
40
126
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
19
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
6 Genera with 22 Species
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 181410SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18346SpeciesTaxom
Micromaia Bittner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Periacanthus Bittner, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
22 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia spinulosa Miers, 1881
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maia squinado (Herbst, 1788)⇒ Maja squinado Herbst, 1788
Maia verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja cornuta Linnaeus, 1758
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja goltziana d’Oliveira..., 1888
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Maja verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Micromaia margaritata Fabiani, 1910
Periacanthus dallonii Vía, 1959

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Iberian Peninsula
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicromaiinae
Beurlen, 1930
1
1
Genus
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