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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
178
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
170
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
164
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
93
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
90
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
71
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Atlantic Ocean
6 Families width 28 Species
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Atlantic Ocean
20 Genera with 28 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18833SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Atlantic Ocean
28 Species
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Collodes depressus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Collodes trispinosus Stimpson, 1871
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North Atlantic Ocean
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
3
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