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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
97
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
91
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
75
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Angola
3 Families width 21 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Angola
12 Genera with 21 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Capartiella Manning & Ho..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Physachaeus Alcock, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
21 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus monodi Capart, 1951
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Capartiella longipes Capart, 1951
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus grallator Manning & Ho..., 1981
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia intermedia Bouvier, 1940
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia straeleni Capart, 1951
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Micropisa bocagei (Osorio, 1887)⇒ Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Angola
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
6
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