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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
377
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
326
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
257
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
34
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Caledonia
4 Families width 60 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 183822SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab13SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Caledonia
34 Genera with 60 Species
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Achaeus Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Grypachaeus Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grypacheus Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Guinotinia Richer de Fo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Kimbla Griffin & Tr..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Pleistacantha Miers, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Stegopleurodon Richer de Fo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
60 Species
Achaeus japonicus De Haan, 1839Orang-utan crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Cyclocoeloma tuberculatum (Miers, 1880)⇒ Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Cyrtomaia coriolisi Richer de Fo..., 1988
Cyrtomaia cornuta Richer de Fo..., 1988
Cyrtomaia ericina Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Cyrtomaia furici Richer de Fo..., 1988
Cyrtomaia griffini Richer de Fo..., 1990
Cyrtomaia horrida Rathbun, 1916
Cyrtomaia ihlei Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Cyrtomaia murrayi Miers, 1886
Cyrtomaia platypes Yokoya, 1933
Grypachaeus hyalinus Alcock & And..., 1894
Grypacheus hyalinus A. Alcock & ..., 1894
Guinotinia cordis Richer de Fo..., 2009
Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Kimbla neocaledonica Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Oxypleurodon mammatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Oxypleurodon orbiculatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Oxypleurodon stuckiae Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Pleistacantha cervicornis Ihle & Ihle-..., 1931
Pleistacantha exophthalmus Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Pleistacantha japonica Yokoya, 1933
Pleistacantha naresii Miers, 1886
Pleistacantha oryx Ortmann, 1893
Sakaija santo Ng & De Forges, 2015
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Sphenocarcinus stuckiae (Guinot & Ric..., 1986)⇒ Oxypleurodon stuckiae Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Stegopleurodon planirostrum Richer de Fo..., 2009
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in New Caledonia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
2
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