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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
60
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
59
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
40
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Britain
2 Families width 5 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Britain
4 Genera with 5 Species
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Britain
5 Species
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tylocarcinus dumerilii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider 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