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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
109
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
7 Families width 274 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs112SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183844SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab59SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192931SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
42
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
20
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
24
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
6
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