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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
57
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
50
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
3 Families width 29 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)14SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
13 Genera with 29 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Capartiella Manning & Ho..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Stenorynchus Lamarck, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
29 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus monodi Capart, 1951
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Capartiella longipes Capart, 1951
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Inachus aguiarii Brito Capello, 1876
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Stenorynchus macrocheles (A. Milne-Edw..., 1898)⇒ Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Sahara
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
9
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