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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region North Algeria (Algeria)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
69
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
45
69
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
46
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
46
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
40
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Algeria
3 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Algeria
8 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Algeria
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenorhynchus longirostris egyptius

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North Algeria
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
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