Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
66
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 22
39
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 20
37
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 14
27
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Croix
5 Families width 13 Species
Genera for St. Croix
10 Genera with 13 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtus Edwards, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocoeloma Miers, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithraculus White, 1818 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pitho Bell, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix
13 Species | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) | ⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | | Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Variegate spider crab | | Epialtus sulcirostris Stimpson, 1860 | | | Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860 | | | Menaethiops portoricensis Rathbun, 1924 | | | Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801 | Nodose clinging crab | | Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | Red-ridged clinging crab | | Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818 | Emerald crab | | Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 | Shaggy clinging crab | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867 | Broadback urn crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab |
Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in St. Croix
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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