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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
202
578
1225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
201
576
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
139
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
130
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
121
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
46
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
44
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
39
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
5 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)6SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
11 Genera with 22 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18147SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
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
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Ireland
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
2
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