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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Knights Key
2 Families width 5 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knights Key
5 Genera with 5 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knights Key
5 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Knights Key
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
4
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