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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
68
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
67
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
58
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua Region
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
6 Species
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Papua Region
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
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