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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
152
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
150
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
139
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
64
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
51
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
4 Families width 18 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
11 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17872SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
18 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja cornuta Linnaeus, 1758
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Azores
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
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