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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1345
3818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
317
1342
3810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
741
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
732
2424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
686
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
393
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
362
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
48
302
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
79
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mexico
7 Families width 221 Species and 6 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs65SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183831SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab30SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192966SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Mexico
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
30
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
11
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
9
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
17
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
7
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