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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Swan Islands (Bay Islands Department, Honduras)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
16
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
16
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Swan Islands
2 Families width 4 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Swan Islands
4 Genera with 4 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Swan Islands
4 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Swan Islands
FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
1
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