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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Antigua (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
44
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
44
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antigua
2 Families width 7 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19296SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antigua
5 Genera with 7 Species
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antigua
7 Species
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Antigua
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
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