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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
290
895
2138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
289
893
2133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
355
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
346
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
109
307
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
159
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
136
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
114
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
19
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spain
4 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183818SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spain
19 Genera with 54 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ergasticus A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17872SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18309SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18148SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Micromaia Bittner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Periacanthus Bittner, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17779SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 19894SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
54 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
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ergasticus clouei A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus aguiarii Brito Capello, 1876
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus grallator Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus nanus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus scorpio (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maia squinado (Herbst, 1788)⇒ Maja squinado Herbst, 1788
Maia verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
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
Micromaia margaritata Fabiani, 1910
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Periacanthus dallonii Vía, 1959
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Pisa gibbsi
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetradon
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus longirostris egyptius
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus yangi Goeke, 1989Red arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Spain
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
19
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