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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
172
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
171
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
148
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
73
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
66
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
56
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
9
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
3 Families width 25 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritania
9 Genera with 25 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Capartiella Manning & Ho..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18817SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
25 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Capartiella longipes Capart, 1951
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Inachus aguiarii Brito Capello, 1876
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus grallator Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia spinulosa Miers, 1881
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Mauritania
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
9
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