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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Virginia Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Key
5 Families width 14 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Key
12 Genera with 14 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Key
14 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Virginia Key
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
3
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