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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
159
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
158
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
61
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
60
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
55
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles County
3 Families width 11 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles County
7 Genera with 11 Species
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
11 Species
Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894Spined kelp crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles County
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
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