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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sint Eustatius (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
136
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
76
136
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
101
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
101
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
96
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
46
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
44
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sint Eustatius
5 Families width 25 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192913SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sint Eustatius
16 Genera with 25 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetops Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sint Eustatius
25 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Eucinetops blakianus Rathbun, 1896
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pilosus (M. J. Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho mirabilis Herbst, 1794
Podochela gracilipes (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Sint Eustatius
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
3
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