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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Lord Howe Islands (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
143
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
143
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
95
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
95
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
93
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
68
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
66
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
52
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lord Howe Islands
3 Families width 14 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lord Howe Islands
14 Genera with 14 Species
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptomaia Griffin & Tr..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lord Howe Islands
14 Species
Acanthophrys costatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa spinosa Stimpson, 1857Spiny Flat-beaked Crab
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pseudomicippe maccullochi Griffin & Tr..., 1986
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 Lord Howe Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
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