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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
129
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
127
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
111
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
60
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
3 Families width 7 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
5 Genera with 7 Species
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
7 Species
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Gabon
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider 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