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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
189
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
116
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
109
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
88
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for US Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 9 Species
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Picroceroides Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
9 Species
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Picroceroides tubularis Miers, 1886
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
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