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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
118
317
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
118
317
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
210
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
210
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
187
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
32
112
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
101
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
85
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suriname
5 Families width 27 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19299SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suriname
20 Genera with 27 Species
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1871Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Paulita Guinot, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Stratiolibinia Tavares & Sa..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Temnonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
27 Species
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Collodes inermis A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Libinia bellicosa Oliveira, 1944
Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) sculptus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax caribbaeus M. J. Rathbun, 1900
Mithrax cornutus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Paradasygyius tuberculatus Lemos de Castro, 1949
Paulita tuberculata Lemos de Castro, 1949
Podochela gracilipes (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Stenocionops furcata (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Stratiolibinia bellicosa Oliveira, 1944
Temnonotus granulosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Suriname
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
9
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