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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Delaware (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
190
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
190
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
70
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
33
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Delaware
3 Families width 6 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Delaware
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware
6 Species
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Delaware
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
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