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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
121
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
49
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
46
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Lucia
4 Families width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Lucia
7 Genera with 9 Species
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Stenocionops furcata coelata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Saint Lucia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
4
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