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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Norfolk Island (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
169
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
169
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
51
107
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
105
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
94
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
42
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Norfolk Island
3 Families width 9 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Norfolk Island
9 Genera with 9 Species
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Vitjazmaia Zarenkov, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk Island
9 Species
Cyrtomaia hispida Borradaile, 1916
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa spinosa Stimpson, 1857Spiny Flat-beaked Crab
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Notomithrax spinosus Miers, 1879
Platymaia maoria Dell, 1963
Pseudomicippe maccullochi Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Vitjazmaia latidactyla Zarenkov, 1994

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
4
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