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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Eastern Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
247
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
61
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
54
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
47
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
4 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae (Garth, 1958)2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
8 Genera with 13 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia nitida Manning & Ho..., 1981
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus coarctatus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Eastern Atlantic Ocean
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
2
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