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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Prince Edward Island (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
110
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
74
109
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
49
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince Edward Island
4 Families width 6 Species
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward Island
5 Genera with 6 Species
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Island
6 Species
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Prince Edward Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
3
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