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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
97
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
53
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
50
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
39
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
5 Families width 11 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
8 Genera with 11 Species
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1871Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
11 Species
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Guyana
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
3
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