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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
136
241
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
136
241
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
111
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
109
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
104
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
56
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
53
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
42
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North England
4 Families width 10 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North England
9 Genera with 10 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Physachaeus Alcock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North England
10 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cyrtomaia maccullochi Rathbun, 1918Slender-handed Spider Crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Physachaeus ctenurus Alcock, 1895
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Rochinia annae Richer de Fo..., 2008

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North England
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
5
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