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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
174
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
174
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
119
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
119
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
116
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
92
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
91
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
72
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman Islands
3 Families width 14 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman Islands
12 Genera with 14 Species
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 01SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18903SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
14 Species
Austrolibinia andamanica Alcock, 1895
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Hyastenus orynx
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Naxioides cerastes Ortmann, 1894
Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Paratymolus hastatus Alcock, 1895
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Andaman Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
4
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