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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Bermuda (Bermuda Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
195
477
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
475
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
208
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
74
200
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
179
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
85
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
81
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
63
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bermuda
4 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bermuda
15 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18677SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bermuda
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomalothir furcillatus Stimpson, 1871
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma concavum Miers, 1886
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosa
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa rostrata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Podochela rusei
Stenocionops spinosissima (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Bermuda
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
6
10
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