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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitania Region, France)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
190
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
190
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
120
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
119
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
114
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
57
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
55
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Languedoc-Roussillon
3 Families width 22 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Languedoc-Roussillon
15 Genera with 22 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Languedoc-Roussillon
22 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Hyastenus minutus Buitendijk, 1939
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Languedoc-Roussillon
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
8
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