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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Western Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
144
584
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
143
583
1677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
116
527
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
524
1570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
479
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
182
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
36
165
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
129
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
39
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Atlantic Ocean
5 Genera with 13 Species
Coelocerus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18678SpeciesTaxom
Picroceroides Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18575SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Atlantic Ocean
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coelocerus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Channelnose spider crab
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma laevigatum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Picroceroides tubularis Miers, 1886
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus furcatus Olivier, 1791
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Western Atlantic Ocean
SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
13
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