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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Kangaroo Island (South Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
59
97
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
59
96
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
41
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
41
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
40
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kangaroo Island
2 Families width 7 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kangaroo Island
5 Genera with 7 Species
Ephippias Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pippacirama Griffin & Tr..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kangaroo Island
7 Species
Ephippias endeavouri Rathbun, 1918Endeavour Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Pippacirama tuberculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Kangaroo Island
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
6
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