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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Colon (Panama)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
128
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
128
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
43
95
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
43
95
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
86
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
47
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
30
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colon
4 Families width 10 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colon
7 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colon
10 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Colon
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
2
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