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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Western Bass Strait (Bass Strait)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
215
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
213
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
21
37
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
37
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
20
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Bass Strait
2 Families width 9 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Bass Strait
6 Genera with 9 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Bass Strait
9 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Western Bass Strait
FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
7
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