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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
122
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
105
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
47
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
4 Families width 10 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
8 Genera with 10 Species
Dorhynchus Thomson, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
10 Species
Dorhynchus basi Macpherson, 1984
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus grallator Manning & Ho..., 1981
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894Agulhas spider crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Platymaia longimana Macpherson, 1984
Rochinia hertwigi Doflein, 1904
Scyramathia hertwigi (Doflein, 1904)⇒ Rochinia hertwigi Doflein, 1904

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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