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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Arnhem Land (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
53
98
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
53
98
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
72
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
72
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
72
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
44
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
34
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arnhem Land
3 Families width 10 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arnhem Land
9 Genera with 10 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arnhem Land
10 Species
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Arnhem Land
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
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