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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Pakistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
202
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
86
201
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
148
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
148
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
136
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
99
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
97
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
74
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pakistan
4 Families width 10 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pakistan
11 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pakistan
10 Species
Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Doclea aduncus Wagner, 1986
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Platymaia turbynei Stebbing, 1902
Pyromaia inflata Collins, 1978
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Pakistan
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
1
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