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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
146
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
144
289
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
62
146
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
146
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
143
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
41
95
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
83
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
65
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast England
4 Families width 19 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast England
12 Genera with 19 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Mithracia Bell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast England
19 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
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 leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Mithracia libinioides Bell, 1857
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
9
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