Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 156
461
943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 155
460
942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 72
275
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
273
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 64
244
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 36
170
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 34
160
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 22
127
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
18
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 25 Species
Genera for Sri Lanka
18 Genera with 25 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camposcia Latreille, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Doclea Leach, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1803 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Leucippa H. Milne-Edw..., 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Naxia Latreille, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangipus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomicippe Heller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simocarcinus Miers, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocionops Desmarest, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilbognathus von Martens, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
25 Species | Acanthonyx macleaii (Krauss, 1843) | ⇒ Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 | | Acanthonyx macleayii | | | Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 | | | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyclax spinigera | | | Doclea hybrida Fabricius, 1798 | | | Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788 | | | Hoplosquilla acanthurus Tattersall, 1906 | | | Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839 | | | Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus pleione Herbst, 1803 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893 | | | Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830 | | | Naxia investigatoris (Alcock, 1896) | ⇒ Naxioides investigatoris Alcock, 1896 | | Naxioides investigatoris Alcock, 1896 | | | Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Spider Crab | | Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861 | | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Stenocionops cervicornis Herbst, 1803 | | | Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803 | | | Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974 | Sponge Carrier Crab | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab |
Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
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
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