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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos Islands, Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
79
113
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
79
113
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
43
59
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
58
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz Island
6 Families width 11 Species
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz Island
10 Genera with 11 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Erileptus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz Island
11 Species
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877
Erileptus spinosus Rathbun, 1893
Euprognatha granulata Faxon, 1893
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835Edward spider crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Santa Cruz Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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