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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Cape Fear (Chatham County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
72
116
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
72
116
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
67
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
67
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
56
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Fear
4 Families width 16 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Fear
11 Genera with 16 Species
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Fear
16 Species
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818False arrow crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Cape Fear
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
4
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