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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
151
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
83
151
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
119
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
58
119
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
109
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
57
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
54
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Barcelona
3 Families width 18 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Barcelona
12 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Micromaia Bittner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Periacanthus Bittner, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barcelona
18 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Micromaia margaritata Fabiani, 1910
Periacanthus dallonii Vía, 1959
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Barcelona
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
8
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