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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Catalonia (Northeast Spain, Spain)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
137
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
137
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
111
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
111
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
41
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
47
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
42
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Catalonia
3 Families width 20 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Catalonia
11 Genera with 20 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Periacanthus Bittner, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Catalonia
20 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Periacanthus dallonii Vía, 1959
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Catalonia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
7
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