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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
141
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
141
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
61
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
27
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dorsetshire
4 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dorsetshire
9 Genera with 13 Species
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dorsetshire
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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