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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
124
275
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
273
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
65
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
63
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
60
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Canada
3 Families width 8 Species
Oregoniidae Garth, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Canada
5 Genera with 8 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Canada
8 Species
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North Canada
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
6
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