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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
118
226
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
222
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
101
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
101
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
98
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
47
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
46
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Ontario
3 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ontario
7 Genera with 7 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Ontario
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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