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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
160
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
127
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
6 Genera with 8 Species
Cyclax Dana, 02SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
8 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinigera
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Naxia investigatoris (Alcock, 1896)⇒ Naxioides investigatoris Alcock, 1896
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Stenocionops cervicornis Herbst, 1803

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
5
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