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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Auckland Islands (New Zealand)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
59
99
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
59
99
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
41
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
21
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
21
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Auckland Islands
4 Families width 6 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Auckland Islands
6 Genera with 6 Species
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Jacquinotia Rathbun, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Auckland Islands
6 Species
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Jacquinotia edwardsi Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax australis Jacquinot, 1853
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Paratymolus sexspinosus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Auckland Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
1
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