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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Northern Greece (Greece)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
50
69
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
69
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
40
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
40
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
39
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Northern Greece
3 Families width 5 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Greece
5 Genera with 5 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Greece
5 Species
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Northern Greece
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
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