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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
59
107
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
59
107
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
82
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
82
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
72
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
45
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
40
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Pensacola
5 Families width 9 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pensacola
8 Genera with 9 Species
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Coelocerus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pensacola
9 Species
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Coelocerus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Channelnose spider crab
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924Needlenose pear crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Pensacola
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
3
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
1
1
Genus
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