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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
83
659
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
75
599
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
59
490
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
134
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
7 Families width 369 Species and 6 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs128SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183873SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab98SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192930SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195813SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
49
128
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
27
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
36
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
8
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
7
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