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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
194
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
171
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
154
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
23
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
7 Genera with 27 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 181411SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Micromaia Bittner, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Periacanthus Bittner, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
27 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia czerniavskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia egyptia
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 rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
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 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
Micippa antiqua Beschin, 2001
Micippa austriaca Bachmayer, 1953
Micromaia elegans Beschin, 1985
Micromaia mainensis Beschin, 1985
Micromaia margaritata Fabiani, 1910
Micromaia priabonensis Oppenheim, 1901
Micromaia tuberculata Bittner, 1875
Periacanthus dallagoi Beschin, 2005
Periacanthus horridus Bittner, 1875

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Italy
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicromaiinae
Beurlen, 1930
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
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