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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Charleston County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
163
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
163
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
119
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
119
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
110
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
65
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
63
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
45
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Charleston County
6 Families width 18 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Charleston County
14 Genera with 18 Species
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Charleston County
18 Species
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Collodes trispinosus Stimpson, 1871
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Euprognatha acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Charleston County
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
1
Genus
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