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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Cook Shire (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
170
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
170
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
114
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
114
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
101
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
56
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
56
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
46
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cook Shire
3 Families width 15 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cook Shire
12 Genera with 15 Species
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook Shire
15 Species
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Cyrtomaia suhmii Miers, 1886
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus trachysternus Griffin, 1973
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Cook Shire
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
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