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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sal (Cape Verde)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
73
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
73
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
34
60
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
34
60
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
58
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
33
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sal
4 Families width 9 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sal
8 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ergasticus A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sal
9 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Ergasticus clouei A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Macropodia doracis Manning & Ho..., 1981
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
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