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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
68
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
67
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
58
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Region
3 Families width 18 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Region
15 Genera with 18 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chorilibinia Lockington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
18 Species
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chorilibinia gracilipes (Miers, 1879)⇒ Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Thusaenys irami Laurie, 1906
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Papua Region
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
6
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