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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Palm Beach County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
94
169
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
93
168
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
82
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
47
80
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
44
76
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
46
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
42
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
34
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palm Beach County
5 Families width 8 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palm Beach County
9 Genera with 8 Species
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palm Beach County
8 Species
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Sphenocarcinus corrosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Eroded vase crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Palm Beach County
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
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