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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Pleistocene (Quaternary)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
30
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
30
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
45
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
45
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
45
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
33
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
32
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pleistocene
2 Families width 7 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pleistocene
3 Genera with 7 Species
Libinia Leach, 2012Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pleistocene
7 Species
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia milnei Collins & Do..., 2012
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Pleistocene
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
4
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