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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Murray Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
62
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
62
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
39
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Murray Island
3 Families width 15 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Murray Island
8 Genera with 15 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 06SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Murray Island
15 Species
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Hyastenus verrucosipes
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Murray Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
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