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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
215
566
1171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
564
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
209
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
204
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
73
192
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
104
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
96
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
79
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska
3 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oregoniidae Garth, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska
8 Genera with 34 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab5SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Leucippa H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chionoecetes angulatus Rathbun, 1924Triangle tanner crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas latifrons (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas lupatus
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Leucippa pentagona H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Oregonia bifurca Rathbun, 1902Split-nose crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860Foliate Kelp Crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Alaska
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Majoidea at artfakta.se
Majoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Majoidea at dyntaxa.se
Majoidea at itis.gov
Majoidea at marinespecies.org