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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Cornwall (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
98
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
97
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
55
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
54
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
54
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
30
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
29
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
21
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cornwall
3 Families width 13 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cornwall
6 Genera with 13 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cornwall
13 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Cornwall
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
8
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