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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
91
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
86
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
3 Families width 10 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
7 Genera with 10 Species
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
10 Species
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Micropisa violacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Micropisa violaceus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1868)⇒ Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider 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