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Checklist for Subfamily Majinae Samouelle, 1819
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
326
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
300
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
248
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
67
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
13
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
4 Genera with 10 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17885SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
10 Species
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894Agulhas spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja goltziana d’Oliveira..., 1888
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad


Links, sources and further information
Majinae at artfakta.se
Majinae at biodiversity.org.au
Majinae at marinespecies.org