Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 56
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 56
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 39
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 38
105
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 37
103
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 24
73
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 22
70
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 16
59
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Chagos Archipelago
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
10 Species | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882 | | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Conical Crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab |
Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
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
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