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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
118
267
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
266
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
201
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
195
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
175
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
113
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
106
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
29
88
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Senegal
4 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Senegal
12 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Micromaia Bittner, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17884SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Herbstia (Micropisa) violacea
Herbstia nitida Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus angolensis Capart, 1951
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia spinulosa Miers, 1881
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Micromaia simplex Remy, 1959
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Stenorhynchus rostratus spinulosum (Miers, 1881)⇒ Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761
Stenorhynchus rostratus spinulosus Miers, 1881
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Senegal
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
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