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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Bird Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
30
48
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
30
48
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
27
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bird Key
4 Families width 14 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bird Key
9 Genera with 14 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bird Key
14 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Bird Key
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
2
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