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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Southwest England (South England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
139
309
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
137
307
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
112
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
110
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
109
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
49
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
45
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
34
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
10
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest England
4 Genera with 11 Species
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Southwest England
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
3
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