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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
161
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
161
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
63
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
34
62
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
60
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
33
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
4 Families width 6 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
5 Genera with 6 Species
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
6 Species
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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