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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1830
5827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
335
1828
5824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
161
1152
4062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
159
1143
4017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
148
1092
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
654
2031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
593
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
54
462
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
92
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
7 Families width 254 Species and 3 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs97SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183867SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab69SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195812SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Japan
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
36
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
19
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
28
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
4
12
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