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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
169
559
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
556
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
314
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
186
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
177
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
136
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
17
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Territory
3 Families width 39 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Territory
17 Genera with 39 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chorilibinia Lockington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
39 Species
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Chorilibinia gracilipes (Miers, 1879)⇒ Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus campbelli Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Oncinopus kathae Davie, 2011
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) coppingeri (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus albanyensis Ward, 1933
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Northern Territory
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
18
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