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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
179
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
179
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
54
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
54
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
54
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
26
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
26
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
22
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Devonshire
2 Families width 15 Species
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)7SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Devonshire
6 Genera with 15 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Devonshire
15 Species
Achaeus cranchi
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Stenorhynchus aegyptiacus
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Devonshire
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
7
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