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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
353
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
322
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
59
265
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
70
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
9 Families width 109 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs36SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183822SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192917SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab20SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scandinavia
70 Genera with 109 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPRST
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Achaeopsis Stimpson, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Amathia Rathke, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Antilibinia MacLeay, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab3SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Egeria Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodius Guérin, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheira De Haan, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18326SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pericera Latreille, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17776SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18713SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
109 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Achaeus barnardi Griffin, 1968
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Achaeus spinossisimus Griffin, 1968
Amathia carpenteri (Wyville Thomson, 1873)⇒ Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyrtomaia owstoni Terazaki, 1903
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Eurynome tenuicornis Malm, 1861
Eurypodius latreillii Guérin, 1825
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835Edward spider crab
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas aranea Linnaeus, 1766
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus coarctatus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Hyas latifrons (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus parvirostris Risso, 1816
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus scorpio (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836Crabzilla
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Microphrys aculeatus Bell, 1835
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) nodosus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835
Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Phalangipus indicus Leach, 1815
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa corallina (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho sexdentata Bell, 1835
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Podochela hemphillii Lockington, 1877Hemphill kelp crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Scyramathia carpenteri C.W.Thomson, 1873
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Teleophrys diana Boone, 1927

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Scandinavia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
28
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypodiidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
14
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
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