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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
168
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
150
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
32
65
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
56
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
39
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
5 Families width 25 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192910SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
17 Genera with 25 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Arachnopsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
25 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Anomalothir frontalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Arachnopsis filipes Stimpson, 1871
Euprognatha gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901
Macrocoeloma subparallela
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax commensalis (Manning, 1970)⇒ Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax ruber (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Stenocionops furcata (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus yangi Goeke, 1989Red arrow crab
Tyche emarginata White, 1847Fourhorn crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Dominica
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
6
10
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