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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
349
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
278
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
54
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
15 Genera with 21 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
21 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Halimus aries (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia cerastes (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Naxioides cerastes Ortmann, 1894
Naxia hystrix (Miers, 1886)⇒ Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886
Naxia taurus (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dichotomus Latreille, 1831
Stenocionops cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
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