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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Southeast Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
638
1976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
636
1973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
237
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
87
234
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
208
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
121
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
108
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
93
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
19
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Europe
4 Families width 44 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Europe
19 Genera with 44 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ergasticus A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18149SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17775SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Wilsonimaia Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Europe
44 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gordonae (Forest & Zar..., 1955)⇒ Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ergasticus clouei A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus aguiarii Brito Capello, 1876
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus parvirostris Risso, 1816
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus scorpio (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia spinulosa Miers, 1881
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maia verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja goltziana d’Oliveira..., 1888
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Maja verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Wilsonimaia ethelae W. C. Blow, 1996

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Southeast Europe
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
1
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