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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
131
1846
11236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
106
1646
10355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
85
1358
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
252
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
9 Families width 1388 Species and 22 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs540SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 1838260SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185154SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab367SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 1929112SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195835SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs12SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Continents
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
95
540
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypodiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
45
260
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
11
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
74
367
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
18
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
6
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
12
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