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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Vieques (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
23
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
23
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
25
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
25
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
25
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vieques
5 Families width 8 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vieques
8 Genera with 8 Species
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vieques
8 Species
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Hemus cristulipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Vieques
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
3
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