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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Key Biscayne (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
50
79
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
79
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
60
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
60
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
57
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
35
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
34
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
24
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Key Biscayne
5 Families width 19 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Key Biscayne
11 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1870Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Key Biscayne
19 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Libinia rhomboidea Streets, 1870
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pilosus (M. J. Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Key Biscayne
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
3
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