Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Majoidea (Spider crabs) for Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)

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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	74 153 221	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	74 153 221	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	35 89 144	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	35 89 144	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	35 89 144	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	22 67 105	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	20 64 103	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	14 50 80	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 Spider crabs	2 2 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Aldabra Atoll
2 Families width 3 Species

Inachidae MacLeay, 1838		1	Species	Taxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838	Kelp Crabs	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Aldabra Atoll
2 Genera with 3 Species

Achaeus Leach, 1873		1	Species	Taxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 1852		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Aldabra Atoll
3 Species

Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852	Simple collector crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll

Family	Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 Kelp Crabs	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Inachidae MacLeay, 1838	1 1	Genus 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