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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Saint Elizabeth Parish (Cornwall County, Jamaica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
72
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
45
72
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
50
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
50
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
46
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Elizabeth Parish
3 Families width 10 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19297SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Elizabeth Parish
7 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Elizabeth Parish
10 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Saint Elizabeth Parish
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
7
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