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Checklist for Subfamily Majinae Samouelle, 1819
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
152
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
150
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
139
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
64
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
51
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
2 Genera with 5 Species
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
5 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja cornuta Linnaeus, 1758
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab


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