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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
460
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
455
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
144
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
138
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
134
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
50
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
47
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
38
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
5 Families width 24 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
15 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab4SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetops Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Macroregonia Sakai, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
24 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Chionoecetes angulatus Rathbun, 1924Triangle tanner crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924
Epialtus minimus Lockington, 1877
Epialtus productus (J. W. Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Eucinetops lucasii Stimpson, 1860
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Macroregonia macrochira Sakai, 1978
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Oregonia bifurca Rathbun, 1902Split-nose crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860Foliate Kelp Crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in British Columbia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
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