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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Channel Islands (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
278
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
129
277
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
125
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
123
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
120
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
57
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
55
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
48
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
19
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Channel Islands
4 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae MacLeay, 183811SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Channel Islands
19 Genera with 34 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Erileptus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 02SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Channel Islands
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaeus cranchi
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924
Coryrhynchus lobifrons Rathbun, 1894
Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877
Erileptus spinosus Rathbun, 1893
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894Spined kelp crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Stenorhynchus aegyptiacus
Stenorhynchus longirostris egyptius
Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840Globose kelp crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Channel Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
2
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