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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Paraiba (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
55
89
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
55
89
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
64
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
61
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraiba
4 Families width 8 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraiba
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leucippa H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 19521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraiba
8 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Leucippa pentagona H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Pelia rotunda A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Tyche potiguara Garth, 1952

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
1
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