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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
613
5026
27212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
598
4987
27139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
248
2433
14370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
245
2417
14257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
215
2285
13463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
124
1416
6910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
100
1262
6395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
82
1033
4994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
179
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eurasia
9 Families width 754 Species and 9 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs314SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 1838154SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab202SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192937SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195829SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Eurasia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
62
314
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypodiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
34
154
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
56
202
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
13
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
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