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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region East Kent (Kent, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
126
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
126
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
66
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
66
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
64
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
43
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
40
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
29
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Kent
4 Families width 6 Species
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Kent
6 Genera with 6 Species
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Kent
6 Species
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
3
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