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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Norfolk (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
152
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
152
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
85
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
82
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
72
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
31
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Norfolk
5 Families width 10 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Norfolk
8 Genera with 10 Species
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk
10 Species
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Norfolk
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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