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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region South England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
189
479
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
186
471
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
206
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
199
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
116
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
102
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
76
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South England
4 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)10SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab14SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South England
15 Genera with 31 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Mithracia Bell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaeus cranchi
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
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 phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Mithracia libinioides Bell, 1857
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa gibbsi
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Stenorhynchus aegyptiacus
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in South England
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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