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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
116
217
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
214
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
82
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
80
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
41
76
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
30
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
4 Families width 9 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta
9 Genera with 9 Species
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
9 Species
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Alberta
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
2
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