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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Rotuma (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
38
66
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
38
66
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
58
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
58
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
57
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
42
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
40
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rotuma
3 Families width 4 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rotuma
4 Genera with 4 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rotuma
4 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Rotuma
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
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