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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region West Sahara (Sahara)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
218
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
217
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
142
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
140
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
115
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
54
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
47
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
44
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Sahara
3 Genera with 9 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Sahara
9 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in West Sahara
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
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