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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Guayas (Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
22
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
22
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Guayas
3 Families width 5 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guayas
5 Genera with 5 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurodon Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guayas
5 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924
Macrocoeloma villosum Bell, 1835
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Pitho sexdentata Bell, 1835

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn 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