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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
150
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
144
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
112
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
6 Families width 39 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
33 Genera with 39 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ala Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Apias Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetops Stimpson, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Maiopsis Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microlissa Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Petramithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocarcinus Richer de Fo..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
39 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Collodes gibbosus Bell, 1835
Collodes granosus Stimpson, 1860
Collodes robsonae Garth, 1958
Collodes tenuirostris Rathbun, 1894
Epialtus minimus Lockington, 1877
Epialtus sulcirostris Stimpson, 1860
Eucinetops lucasii Stimpson, 1860
Eucinetops rubellulus Rathbun, 1923
Euprognatha granulata Faxon, 1893
Hemus finneganae Garth, 1958
Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Maiopsis panamensis Faxon, 1893Panamic spider crab
Microlissa aurivilliusi Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax armatus Saussure, 1853
Mithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1835
Nemausa sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Notolopas lamellatus Stimpson, 1871
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Petramithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1836
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Sphenocarcinus agassizi (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Stenocionops ovatus Bell, 1835Velvet spider crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840Globose kelp crab
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
13
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
8
10
Genera
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