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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
312
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
311
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
279
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
153
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
138
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
112
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
4 Genera with 7 Species
Eoinachoides Van Straelen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
7 Species
Eoinachoides senni Van Straelen, 1933
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Stenocionops furcata (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
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