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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region California Channel Islands (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
163
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
163
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
92
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
90
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
86
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
41
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
40
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California Channel Islands
4 Families width 22 Species
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California Channel Islands
17 Genera with 22 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Erileptus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurodon Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California Channel Islands
22 Species
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924
Coryrhynchus lobifrons Rathbun, 1894
Epialtus hiltoni Rathbun, 1923
Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877
Erileptus spinosus Rathbun, 1893
Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894Spined kelp crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pugettia venetiae Rathbun, 1924Venice kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840Globose kelp crab
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in California Channel Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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