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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Culebra (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
52
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
52
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
47
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
47
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
47
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
30
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Culebra
6 Families width 17 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Culebra
14 Genera with 17 Species
Aepinus Rathbun, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Culebra
17 Species
Aepinus septemspinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Collodes levis Rathbun, 1901
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Hemus cristulipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax pilosus (M. J. Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Culebra
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
3
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