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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
420
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
419
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
235
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
133
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
106
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
84
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
6 Families width 23 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
17 Genera with 23 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Roemerus Bishop, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
23 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818False arrow crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Paramithrax walkeri Whitfield, 1883
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924Needlenose pear crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Roemerus robustus Bishop, 1983
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Texas
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
5
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