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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
186
503
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
185
501
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
240
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
237
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
218
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
111
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
98
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
68
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
4 Families width 31 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18389SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
21 Genera with 31 Species
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Achaeus Leach, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ephippias Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Pippacirama Griffin & Tr..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Teratomaia Griffin & Tr..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
31 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858
Cyrtomaia suhmii Miers, 1886
Dorhynchus ramusculus Baker, 1906Slender Spider-crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Ephippias endeavouri Rathbun, 1918Endeavour Crab
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa spinosa Stimpson, 1857Spiny Flat-beaked Crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Oncinopus subpellucidus Stimpson, 1857
Pippacirama tuberculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab
Teratomaia richardsoni Dell, 1960
Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Sydney
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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