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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
89
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
89
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
71
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
71
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
63
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
36
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
33
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Pierce
5 Families width 10 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Pierce
8 Genera with 10 Species
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Pierce
10 Species
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pitho mirabilis Herbst, 1794

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Fort Pierce
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
3
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