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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
507
3836
16565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
502
3827
16544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
192
1775
9092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
189
1764
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1695
8603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
101
987
3966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
88
894
3684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
69
730
2947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
168
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oceania
7 Families width 552 Species and 3 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs200SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 1838108SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185115SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab179SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192935SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Oceania
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
63
200
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
34
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
47
179
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
12
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
6
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