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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Kent (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
100
158
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
100
158
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
82
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
82
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
80
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
52
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kent
4 Families width 7 Species
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kent
6 Genera with 7 Species
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent
7 Species
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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