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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
151
346
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
345
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
160
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
134
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
56
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
54
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
4 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
11 Genera with 15 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 20031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Euprognatha ricei Blow, 2003
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, 1871Dartnose pear crab
Stenocionops dyeri Blow, 2003

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Virginia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
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