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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Pelican Island (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
83
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
51
83
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
67
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
67
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
45
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
43
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
37
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pelican Island
5 Families width 20 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pelican Island
14 Genera with 20 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelican Island
20 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Euprognatha gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Pelican Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
7
10
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