BeRMS taxon details

Majidae Samouelle, 1819 
AphiaID: 106760

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Malacostraca > Eumalacostraca > Eucarida > Decapoda > Pleocyemata > Brachyura > Eubrachyura > Heterotremata > Majoidea
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Majoidea
Sources  basis of record: Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Martin, J.W.; Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch spinkrabben  [details]
English spider crabs  [details]
Swedish maskeringskrabbor  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Majinae Samouelle, 1819
  » Genus Eurynome Leach, 1814
» Genus Maja Lamarck, 1801
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106760
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Türkay, Michael
2005-03-24 08:41:58Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2009-12-15 09:56:25Z  checked  Davie, Peter
  
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  Citation: Davie, P.; Türkay, M. (2013). Majidae. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106760 on 2013-06-19
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