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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Flinders Island (Northeast Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
141
284
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
140
283
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
80
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
47
79
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
44
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Flinders Island
3 Families width 9 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Flinders Island
8 Genera with 9 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flinders Island
9 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Flinders Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
Genera
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