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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
286
1345
4857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
271
1315
4752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1123
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
92
723
2559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
573
1961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
62
531
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
8
83
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fossils
8 Families width 230 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183827SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab115SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192917SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195829SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Fossils
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
16
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
12
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
40
115
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
29
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