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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Wales (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
386
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
382
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
111
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
108
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
104
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
48
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
45
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wales
4 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wales
9 Genera with 19 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Wales
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
9
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