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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
136
305
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
304
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
164
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
161
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
147
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
101
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
90
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
76
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
6 Families width 33 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
26 Genera with 33 Species
#ABCDEILMNOPRS
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Achaeopsis Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Aepinus Rathbun, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18713SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
33 Species
Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Toothed crab
Achaeopsis spinulosa Stimpson, 1857Hotlips spider crab
Achaeus barnardi Griffin, 1968
Aepinus septemspinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Collodes trispinosus Stimpson, 1871
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Euprognatha acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860
Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia hertwigi Doflein, 1904
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
5
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