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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sussex (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
127
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
126
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
34
57
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
34
57
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
34
57
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
30
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
23
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sussex
4 Families width 16 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sussex
9 Genera with 16 Species
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sussex
16 Species
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja squinado ♰ Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Sussex
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
2
Genus
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