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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
206
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
135
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
133
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
100
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
4 Families width 17 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae (Balss, 1929)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
14 Genera with 17 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Trigonothir Miers, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
17 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Eurynome erosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Mithrax asper H. Milne Edw..., 1831
Mithrax aspera (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Simocarcinus samoaensis Edmondson, 1951
Tiarinia laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Trigonothir samoaensis (Edmondson, 1951)⇒ Simocarcinus samoaensis Edmondson, 1951
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Samoa
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
2
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