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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Lindeman Island (Lindeman Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
78
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
78
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
73
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
64
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lindeman Island
3 Families width 15 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lindeman Island
11 Genera with 15 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lindeman Island
15 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Sargassocarcinus foliatus (Ward, 1936)⇒ Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Lindeman Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
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