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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
56
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
56
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
44
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
44
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
42
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
28
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
28
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Long Key
4 Families width 10 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Long Key
7 Genera with 10 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Long Key
10 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Long Key
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
1
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