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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
100
513
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
444
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
65
363
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
90
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Europe
9 Families width 152 Species and 5 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs48SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183835SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192918SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab34SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Europe
90 Genera with 152 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Achaeopsis Stimpson, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Ala Lockington, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Amathia Rathke, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaptychus Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Antilibinia MacLeay, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab3SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Egeria Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodius Guérin, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 183010SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheira De Haan, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macropoda1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 181410SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mithracia Bell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18326SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Orhomalus Étallon, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Panticarcinus Collins & Sa..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pericera Latreille, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Physachaeus Alcock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 177710SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pleistacantha Miers, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18714SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17885SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & ..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
152 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Achaeus barnardi Griffin, 1968
Achaeus cranchi
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Achaeus spinossisimus Griffin, 1968
Amathia carpenteri (Wyville Thomson, 1873)⇒ Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyrtomaia maccullochi Rathbun, 1918Slender-handed Spider Crab
Cyrtomaia owstoni Terazaki, 1903
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Eurynome tenuicornis Malm, 1861
Eurypodius latreillii Guérin, 1825
Griffinia takedai N.g.Richer D..., 2012
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835Edward spider crab
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas aranea Linnaeus, 1766
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas coarctatus coarctatus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Hyas latifrons (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus parvirostris Risso, 1816
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus phlangium
Inachus scorpio (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Inachus scorpis
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836Crabzilla
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macropoda tenuirostris Leach, 1814
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia rostratus
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Maia squinado (Herbst, 1788)⇒ Maja squinado Herbst, 1788
Maia verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Microphrys aculeatus Bell, 1835
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Mithracia libinioides Bell, 1857
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) nodosus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835
Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Orhomalus arpi Schweigert &..., 2013
Orhomalus jaccardi Tribolet, 1873
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Panticarcinus maylandiensis Collins & Sa..., 2006
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Phalangipus indicus Leach, 1815
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Physachaeus ctenurus Alcock, 1895
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa corallina (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa gibbsi
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetradon
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho sexdentata Bell, 1835
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Pleistacantha cervicornis Ihle & Ihle-..., 1931
Podochela hemphillii Lockington, 1877Hemphill kelp crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rochinia annae Richer de Fo..., 2008
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Scyramathia carpenteri C.W.Thomson, 1873
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus aegyptiacus
Stenorhynchus egyptius (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775
Stenorhynchus longirostris egyptius
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Teleophrys diana Boone, 1927
Tunepugettia corbariae Lee, Richer ..., 2019
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North Europe
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
33
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypodiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
16
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
20
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
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