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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
214
547
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
209
538
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
95
243
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
243
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
220
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
108
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
87
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
66
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Germany
5 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Germany
12 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Ala Lockington, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaptychus Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Orhomalus Étallon, 20131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Orhomalus arpi Schweigert &..., 2013

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
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