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Checklist for Subfamily Majinae Samouelle, 1819
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
349
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
278
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
54
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
9 Genera with 13 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
13 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Halimus aries (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia cerastes (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Naxioides cerastes Ortmann, 1894
Naxia hystrix (Miers, 1886)⇒ Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886
Naxia taurus (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dichotomus Latreille, 1831


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