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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
140
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
136
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
106
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
6 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyphocarcinus alcocki Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys pakistanensis Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
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