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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
292
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
285
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
266
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
155
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
149
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
118
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peru
6 Families width 43 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19297SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peru
28 Genera with 43 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Eoinachoides Van Straelen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurodon Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodius Guérin, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18423SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Libidoclaea H. Milne-Edw..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Lophorochinia Garth, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maiopsis Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocarcinus Richer de Fo..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Solinca1SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stratiolibinia Tavares & Sa..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
43 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Collodes anartius Colavite, Wi..., 2019
Collodes tenuirostris Rathbun, 1894
Eoinachoides latispinosa Carriol & al., 1987
Epialtus dentatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Epialtus marginatus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Taliepus marginatus Bell, 1835
Epialtus peruvianus Rathbun, 1923
Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Eurypodius latreillii Guérin, 1825
Eurypodius longirostris Miers, 1886Long-nosed Spider Crab
Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860
Inachoides lambriformis De Haan, 1839
Inachoides microrhynchus (H. Milne Edw..., 1842)⇒ Inachoides lambriformis De Haan, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Libidoclaea granaria H. Milne Edw..., 1842
Libinia peruviensis Carriol & al., 1987
Libinia rostrata Bell, 1835
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Lophorochinia parabranchia Garth, 1969
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maiopsis panamensis Faxon, 1893Panamic spider crab
Microphrys aculeatus Bell, 1835
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Mithraculus cancasensis Türkay, 1967
Mithrax cancasense Türkay, 1967
Mithrax cancasensis (Türkay, 1967)⇒ Mithraculus cancasensis Türkay, 1967
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Pisoides tuberculosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1843)⇒ Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Solinca aulix Colavite, Wi..., 2019
Sphenocarcinus agassizi (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Stenocionops ovatus Bell, 1835Velvet spider crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stratiolibinia rostrata Bell, 1836
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Taliepus marginatus Bell, 1835
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Teleophrys tumidus Cano, 1889

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Peru
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypodiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
7
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