The classification has since been revised, with subfamilies Epialtinae and Mithracinae being elevated to families and Hymenosomatidae being moved to its own superfamily. The family composition according to the World Register of Marine Species is as follows:[2]
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), the largest living species of crab, found on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Libinia emarginata, the portly spider crab, a species of crab found in estuarine habitats on the east coast of North America.
Hyas, a genus of spider crabs, including the great spider crab (Hyas araneus), found in the Atlantic and the North Sea.
Maja squinado, sometimes called the "European long leg crab or pie faced crab" because of the way its face is shaped.
Australian majid spider crab, found off Tasmania, are known to pile up on each other, the faster-moving crabs clambering over the smaller, slower ones.[3]
There is one fossil family, Priscinachidae, represented by a single species, Priscinachus elongatus, from the Cenomanian of France.[4]
^Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
^Martha Holmes & Michael Gunton (2009). Life: Extraordinary Animals, Extreme Behaviour. London: BBC Books. ISBN9781846076428.
^Gérard Breton (1 September 2009). "Description of Priscinachus elongatus n. gen., n. sp., and Priscinachidae n. fam. for the earliest spider crab (Crustacea, Decapoda, Majoidea), from the French Cretaceous (Cenomanian)" (PDF). Geodiversitas (in French and English). 31 (3): 509–523. doi:10.5252/g2009n3a2. S2CID 85827715.
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majoidea, spider, crabs, redirects, here, spiders, family, thomisidae, crab, spider, superfamily, crabs, which, includes, various, spider, crabs, temporal, range, cenomanian, recent, preꞒ, nmacropodia, rostrata, inachidae, scientific, classificationdomain, euk. Spider crabs redirects here For spiders of the family Thomisidae see crab spider The Majoidea are a superfamily of crabs which includes the various spider crabs MajoideaTemporal range Cenomanian Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NMacropodia rostrata Inachidae Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass MalacostracaOrder DecapodaSuborder PleocyemataInfraorder BrachyuraSubsection HeterotremataSuperfamily MajoideaSamouelle 1819Taxonomy editIn A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans De Grave and colleagues divided Majoidea into six families 1 Family Epialtidae Subfamily Epialtinae Subfamily Pisinae Subfamily Pliosomatinae Subfamily Tychiinae Family Hymenosomatidae Family Inachidae Family Inachoididae Family Majidae Subfamily Eurynolambrinae Subfamily Majinae Subfamily Micromaiinae Subfamily Mithracinae Subfamily Planoterginae Family OregoniidaeThe classification has since been revised with subfamilies Epialtinae and Mithracinae being elevated to families and Hymenosomatidae being moved to its own superfamily The family composition according to the World Register of Marine Species is as follows 2 family Epialtidae MacLeay 1838 family Inachidae MacLeay 1838 family Inachoididae Dana 1851 family Macrocheiridae Dana 1851 family Majidae Samouelle 1819 true spider crabs family Mithracidae Balss 1929 family Oregoniidae Garth 1958 family Priscinachidae Breton 2009Notable species within the superfamily include Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi the largest living species of crab found on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Libinia emarginata the portly spider crab a species of crab found in estuarine habitats on the east coast of North America Hyas a genus of spider crabs including the great spider crab Hyas araneus found in the Atlantic and the North Sea Maja squinado sometimes called the European long leg crab or pie faced crab because of the way its face is shaped Australian majid spider crab found off Tasmania are known to pile up on each other the faster moving crabs clambering over the smaller slower ones 3 There is one fossil family Priscinachidae represented by a single species Priscinachus elongatus from the Cenomanian of France 4 nbsp Hoplophrys oatesi an Epialtidae nbsp Limnopilos naiyanetri a Hymenosomatidae nbsp Macrocheira kaempferi an Inachidae nbsp Pyromaia cuspidata an Inachoididae nbsp Maja squinado a Majidae nbsp Hyas coarctatus an OregoniidaeReferences edit Sammy De Grave N Dean Pentcheff Shane T Ahyong et al 2009 A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans PDF Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl 21 1 109 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 06 06 WoRMS Majoidea Samouelle 1819 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 23 December 2022 Martha Holmes amp Michael Gunton 2009 Life Extraordinary Animals Extreme Behaviour London BBC Books ISBN 9781846076428 Gerard Breton 1 September 2009 Description of Priscinachus elongatus n gen n sp and Priscinachidae n fam for the earliest spider crab Crustacea Decapoda Majoidea from the French Cretaceous Cenomanian PDF Geodiversitas in French and English 31 3 509 523 doi 10 5252 g2009n3a2 S2CID 85827715 nbsp This crab article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Majoidea amp oldid 1129096052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
