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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
53
482
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
106
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
6 Families width 314 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs115SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183866SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab119SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19587SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
37
115
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
23
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
37
119
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
7
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