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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Guernsey (Channel Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
120
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
119
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
46
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
46
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
46
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
21
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
6
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guernsey
4 Families width 12 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guernsey
6 Genera with 12 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guernsey
12 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Guernsey
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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