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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
178
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
166
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
39
137
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
36
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
6 Families width 52 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192913SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
34 Genera with 52 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurodon Stimpson, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1892Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lophorochinia Garth, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Microlissa Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18514SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19073SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Solinca1SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
52 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Anamathia cornuta (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Rochinia cornuta Rathbun, 1898
Anomalothir hoodensis Garth, 1939
Collodes gibbosus Bell, 1835
Collodes tenuirostris Rathbun, 1894
Coryrhynchus margaritarius Rathbun, 1902Galapagos decorator crabs
Epialtus peruvianus Rathbun, 1923
Ericerodes angulatus Finnegan, 1931
Ericerodes schmitti Garth, 1939
Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924
Eupleurodon rathbunae Garth, 1939
Euprognatha bifida Rathbun, 1894
Euprognatha granulata Faxon, 1893
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835Edward spider crab
Herbstia pubescens Stimpson, 1871
Herbstia pyriformis Bell, 1835Peppermint stick spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Libinia mexicana Rathbun, 1892
Lophorochinia parabranchia Garth, 1969
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma villosum Bell, 1835
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Microlissa aurivilliusi Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys aculeatus Bell, 1835
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Microphrys triangulatus Lockington, 1877
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) nodosus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835
Mithrax bellii Gerstaecker, 1856Moss backed spider crab
Mithrax denticulatus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Nibilia machala Colavite, Wi..., 2019
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Pitho sexdentata Bell, 1835
Podochela margaritarius (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Coryrhynchus margaritarius Rathbun, 1902
Podochela schmitti (Garth, 1939)⇒ Ericerodes schmitti Garth, 1939
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rochinia cornuta Rathbun, 1898
Rochinia occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Rochinia vesicularis Rathbun, 1907
Scyramathia vesicularis (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Rochinia vesicularis Rathbun, 1907
Solinca aulix Colavite, Wi..., 2019
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Teleophrys tumidus Cano, 1889
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835
Tyche galapagensis Garth, 1958

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Ecuador
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
15
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
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