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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Portland Parish (Surrey County, Jamaica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
16
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland Parish
3 Families width 11 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland Parish
8 Genera with 11 Species
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland Parish
11 Species
Macrocoeloma laevigatum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax pilosus (M. J. Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Portland Parish
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
2
Genus
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