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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Furneaux Group (Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
199
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
199
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Furneaux Group
2 Families width 7 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Furneaux Group
6 Genera with 7 Species
Leptomithrax Miers, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Furneaux Group
7 Species
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Furneaux Group
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
6
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