Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 104
346
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 104
346
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 70
272
462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 69
270
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 63
254
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
140
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 32
136
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 22
106
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
15
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saudi Arabia
3 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Saudi Arabia
15 Genera with 12 Species | Achaeus Leach, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camposcia Latreille, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lahaina Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pugettia Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Schizophroida Sakai, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Stilbognathus von Martens, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Xenocarcinus White, 1847 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saudi Arabia
12 Species | Achaeus erythraeus Balss, 1929 | | | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyphocarcinus alcocki Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | | | Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875 | | | Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887 | Decorator Crab | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969 | Red Spider Crab | | Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830 | | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Schizophrys pakistanensis Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995 | |
Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
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
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