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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region North Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
375
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
176
375
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
76
176
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
171
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
155
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
71
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
62
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
49
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Island
5 Families width 20 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Island
15 Genera with 20 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1924Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eurynolambrus H. Milne-Edw..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Jacquinotia Rathbun, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Vitjazmaia Zarenkov, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Island
20 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Acanthophrys filholi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1876)⇒ Prismatopus filholi A. Milne-Edw..., 1876
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Cyrtomaia maccullochi Rathbun, 1918Slender-handed Spider Crab
Dorhynchus ramusculus Baker, 1906Slender Spider-crab
Eurynolambrus australis H. Milne Edw..., 1841Triangle Crab
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Jacquinotia edwardsi Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax garricki Griffin, 1966
Leptomithrax longimanus Miers, 1876
Leptomithrax longipes Thomson, 1902
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paramithrax peronii (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Notomithrax peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus filholi A. Milne-Edw..., 1876
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Vitjazmaia latidactyla Zarenkov, 1994

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
10
Genera
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