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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
143
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
143
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
82
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
82
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
72
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
31
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ceará
3 Families width 9 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ceará
9 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Paulita Guinot, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stratiolibinia Tavares & Sa..., 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
9 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Inachoides forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Paulita tuberculata Lemos de Castro, 1949
Stratiolibinia bellicosa Oliveira, 1944

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Ceará
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
3
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