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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region South Spain (Spain)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
208
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
208
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
102
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
101
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
96
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
49
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
47
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
40
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Spain
3 Families width 22 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Spain
11 Genera with 22 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Spain
22 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
7
Genera
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