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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
250
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
131
248
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
118
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
118
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
107
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
43
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Germany
3 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Germany
6 Genera with 8 Species
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in West Germany
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
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