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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Grenada (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
149
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
76
149
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
128
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
128
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
122
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
58
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
49
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grenada
5 Families width 15 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grenada
12 Genera with 15 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hoploplites Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grenada
15 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Anomalothir furcillatus Stimpson, 1871
Dorhynchus furcatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Hoploplites armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Podochela curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
8
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