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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
65
119
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
65
119
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Thomas
4 Families width 19 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 192912SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Thomas
13 Genera with 19 Species
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas
19 Species
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in St. Thomas
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
7
12
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