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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
139
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
138
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
43
71
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
43
71
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
70
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
37
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
36
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
32
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
3 Families width 10 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
7 Genera with 10 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
10 Species
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia melitense M. Gatt, 2010
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Maja biaensis Lorenthey, 1929
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Micippa annamariae M. Gatt, 2010
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Malta
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
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