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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Central Bass Strait (Bass Strait)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
277
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
274
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Bass Strait
3 Families width 8 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Bass Strait
6 Genera with 8 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Bass Strait
8 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Central Bass Strait
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
5
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