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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Port Darwin (Darwin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
98
257
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
255
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
163
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
163
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
153
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
86
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
85
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
58
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Darwin
3 Families width 15 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Darwin
13 Genera with 15 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chorilibinia Lockington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Darwin
15 Species
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Chorilibinia gracilipes (Miers, 1879)⇒ Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Oncinopus kathae Davie, 2011
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) coppingeri (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Port Darwin
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
6
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