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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Mascarene Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
58
133
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
58
133
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
113
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
113
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
110
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
77
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
71
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
53
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mascarene Islands
3 Families width 15 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mascarene Islands
14 Genera with 15 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Seiitaoides Griffin & Tr..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mascarene Islands
15 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Eurynome stimpsonii (Miers, 1884)⇒ Seiitaoides stimpsonii Miers, 1884
Hyastenus (Chorilia) oryx (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus minutus Buitendijk, 1939
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Seiitaoides stimpsonii Miers, 1884
Stilbognathus martensia
Stilbognathus martensii Miers, 1884
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Mascarene Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
7
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