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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Yucatan (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
259
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
128
257
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
148
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
148
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
136
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
78
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
71
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
57
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yucatan
5 Families width 34 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192913SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yucatan
18 Genera with 34 Species
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepteces Rathbun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1870Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18713SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yucatan
34 Species
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Hemus cristulipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Lepteces ornatus Rathbun, 1893
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Libinia rhomboidea Streets, 1870
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Tyche emarginata White, 1847Fourhorn crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Yucatan
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
6
13
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