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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
43
328
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
91
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
7 Families width 208 Species and 3 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs60SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183830SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab35SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192951SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs9SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Caribbean
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
37
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
14
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
16
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
12
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
9
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