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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
339
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
312
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
248
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
46
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
13
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
13 Genera with 29 Species
Choniognathus Rathbun, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18683SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Microchela Garassino, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19954SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
29 Species
Choniognathus elegans Stebbing, 1921
Choniognathus verhoeffei Balss, 1929
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus alcocki Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome elegans (Stebbing, 1921)⇒ Choniognathus elegans Stebbing, 1921
Eurynome verhoeffi Balss, 1929
Halimus espinosus (Borradaile, 1903)⇒ Hyastenus espinosus Borradaile, 1903
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
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 philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Microchela rostrata Garassino, 1994
Naxia (Naxioides) robillardi (Miers, 1882)⇒ Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys pakistanensis Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Near East
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
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