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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Dare County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
80
131
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
80
131
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
73
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
72
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
63
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
34
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
26
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dare County
5 Families width 10 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dare County
8 Genera with 10 Species
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dare County
10 Species
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Dare County
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
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