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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
71
720
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
154
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
9 Families width 571 Species and 12 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs198SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183883SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185151SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab103SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 1929100SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195819SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs12SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in America
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
64
198
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypodiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
23
83
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
11
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
31
103
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
18
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
12
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