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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
222
602
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
221
601
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
99
305
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
98
297
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
267
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
131
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
120
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
103
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
19
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
5 Families width 47 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab12SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
19 Genera with 47 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ergasticus A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17884SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17776SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
47 Species
Acanthonyx brevifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Acanthonyx depressifrons Manning & Ho..., 1981
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ergasticus clouei A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Herbstia (Micropisa) violacea
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia ovata
Inachus aguiarii Brito Capello, 1876
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus grallator Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia doracis Manning & Ho..., 1981
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja cornuta Linnaeus, 1758
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithrax caboverdianus Türkay, 1986
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Pisa (Arctopsis) tribulus
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetradon
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Macaronesia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
2
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