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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Tuamotu Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
210
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
210
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
185
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
180
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
55
179
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
32
120
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
112
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
93
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuamotu Islands
3 Families width 10 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuamotu Islands
10 Genera with 10 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuamotu Islands
10 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyrtomaia ihlei Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Cyrtomaia polynesica Richer de Fo..., 2008
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Tylocarcinus dumerilii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Tuamotu Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
2
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