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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Brisbane (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
130
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
130
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
58
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
37
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brisbane
4 Families width 6 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brisbane
6 Genera with 6 Species
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brisbane
6 Species
Cyrtomaia griffini Richer de Fo..., 1990
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Brisbane
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
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