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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
70
110
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
109
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
70
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
69
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
66
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
32
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North West
3 Families width 7 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North West
7 Genera with 7 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
7 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804

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

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
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