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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Tropical Eastern Pacific (Northeast Pacific)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
340
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
337
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
305
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
72
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
48
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tropical Eastern Pacific
4 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oregoniidae Garth, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tropical Eastern Pacific
16 Genera with 27 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab5SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Epialtoides Garth, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Erileptus Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Mimulus Stimpson, 1860Monkeyflower1SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tropical Eastern Pacific
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chionoecetes angulatus Rathbun, 1924Triangle tanner crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Epialtoides hiltoni Rathbun, 1923Winged kelp crab
Erileptus spinosus Rathbun, 1893
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Mimulus foliatus Stimpson, 1860Foliate kelp crab
Oregonia bifurca Rathbun, 1902Split-nose crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Podochela hemphillii Lockington, 1877Hemphill kelp crab
Podochela lobifrons (M. J. Rathbun, 1893)⇒ Coryrhynchus lobifrons Rathbun, 1894
Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894Spined kelp crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pugettia venetiae Rathbun, 1924Venice kelp crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840Globose kelp crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Tropical Eastern Pacific
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
8
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