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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
58
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
58
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
40
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gran Canaria
3 Families width 6 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gran Canaria
5 Genera with 6 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gran Canaria
6 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Gran Canaria
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



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