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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Mississippi (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
114
204
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
203
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
107
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
57
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
4 Families width 10 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
9 Genera with 10 Species
Anisonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Trachymaia A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
10 Species
Anisonotus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818False arrow crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Trachymaia cornuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Mississippi
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
1
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