WoRMS taxon details
Maja Lamarck, 1801
106909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106909)
accepted
Genus
Cancer squinado Herbst, 1788 accepted as Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) (type by subsequent designation)
Maia Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling (vernacular name)
Maïa Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling
Maja (Maja) · unaccepted (new status)
Mamaia Stebbing, 1904 · unaccepted (unneccesary replacement name for...)
unneccesary replacement name for Maja Lamarck, 1801
Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833 · unaccepted > misspelling
Species Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922
Species Maja cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Species Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
Subgenus Maja (Acanthonyx) Latreille, 1828 accepted as Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 (superceded status)
Species Maja ambigua A Costa, 1840 accepted as Pisa muscosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja bisarmata Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Rathbunaja bisarmata (Rathbun, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja brevispinosa Dai, 1981 accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja camtschatica Tilesius, 1815 accepted as Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja compressipes (Miers, 1879) accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja confragosa Griffin & Tranter, 1986 accepted as Alcomaja confragosa (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja erinacea Ninni, 1924 accepted as Maja crispata Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja gracilipes Chen & Ng, 1999 accepted as Alcomaja gracilipes (Chen & Ng, 1999) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja japonica Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Species Maja Kaempferi Temminck, 1836 accepted as Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja kominatoensis (Kubo, 1936) accepted as Paramaja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
Species Maja linapacanensis Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja miersii Walker, 1887 accepted as Holthuija miersii (Walker, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja nagashimaensis Sakai, 1969 accepted as Alcomaja nagashimaensis (Sakai, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja nipponensis Sakai, 1934 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969 accepted as Sakaija sakaii (Takeda & Miyake, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja spinigera (De Haan, 1837) accepted as Paramaya spinigera (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja suluensis Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Holthuija suluensis (Rathbun, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja tuberculata De Haan, 1839 accepted as Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja verrucosa H. Milne Edwards accepted as Maia verrucosa H. Milne Edwards, 1834 accepted as Maja crispata Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > misspelling, misspelling of genus name)
Species Maja cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Species Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
Subgenus Maja (Acanthonyx) Latreille, 1828 accepted as Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 (superceded status)
» Species Maja (Acanthonyx) 4-dentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Maja (Acanthonyx) quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx quadridentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling)
» Species Maja (Acanthonyx) macleaii Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Species Maja (Acanthonyx) quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx quadridentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Maja (Chorinus) Latreille, 1825 accepted as Chorinus Latreille, 1825 (superseded status)» Species Maja (Acanthonyx) macleaii Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Species Maja (Acanthonyx) quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx quadridentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
» Species Maja (Chorinus) longispinus De Haan, 1839 accepted as Prismatopus longispinus (De Haan, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Maja (Dione) De Haan, 1839 accepted as Schizophrys White, 1848 (unaccepted > junior homonym) » Species Maja (Dione) affinis De Haan, 1839 accepted as Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Maja (Huenia) De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia De Haan, 1837 (status change) » Species Maja (Huenia) elongata De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Species Maja (Huenia) heraldica De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
» Species Maja (Huenia) proteus De Haan, 1839 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Maja (Maja) accepted as Maja Lamarck, 1801 (new status)» Species Maja (Huenia) heraldica De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
» Species Maja (Huenia) proteus De Haan, 1839 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Species Maja (Maja) spinigera De Haan, 1837 accepted as Paramaya spinigera (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Maja (Paramithrax) accepted as Paramithrax H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (new status) » Species Maja (Paramithrax) edwardsii De Haan, 1835 accepted as Leptomithrax edwardsii (De Haan, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja africana Griffin & Tranter, 1986 accepted as Sakaija africana (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)Species Maja ambigua A Costa, 1840 accepted as Pisa muscosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja bisarmata Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Rathbunaja bisarmata (Rathbun, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja brevispinosa Dai, 1981 accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja camtschatica Tilesius, 1815 accepted as Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja compressipes (Miers, 1879) accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja confragosa Griffin & Tranter, 1986 accepted as Alcomaja confragosa (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja erinacea Ninni, 1924 accepted as Maja crispata Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja gracilipes Chen & Ng, 1999 accepted as Alcomaja gracilipes (Chen & Ng, 1999) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja japonica Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Species Maja Kaempferi Temminck, 1836 accepted as Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja kominatoensis (Kubo, 1936) accepted as Paramaja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
Species Maja linapacanensis Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja miersii Walker, 1887 accepted as Holthuija miersii (Walker, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja nagashimaensis Sakai, 1969 accepted as Alcomaja nagashimaensis (Sakai, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja nipponensis Sakai, 1934 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969 accepted as Sakaija sakaii (Takeda & Miyake, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja spinigera (De Haan, 1837) accepted as Paramaya spinigera (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja suluensis Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Holthuija suluensis (Rathbun, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Maja tuberculata De Haan, 1839 accepted as Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Maja verrucosa H. Milne Edwards accepted as Maia verrucosa H. Milne Edwards, 1834 accepted as Maja crispata Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > misspelling, misspelling of genus name)
marine
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 154 [details]
page(s): 154 [details]
DecaNet eds. (2023). DecaNet. Maja Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106909 on 2023-05-28
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original description
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Mamaia Stebbing, 1904) Stebbing, T.R.R. (1904). Gregarious Crustacea from Ceylon. <em>Spolia Zeylanica.</em> 2 (5): 1-29, pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) Griffith, E.; Pidgeon, E. (1833). The Classes Annelida, Crustacea, and Arachnida, Arranged by the Baron Cuvier with Supplementary Additions to Each Order. In: The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its Organisation, by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order. Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., London, vol. 13(34–36): viii + 540 pp., Crustacea Pls. 1–23. [details]
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Mamaia Stebbing, 1904) Stebbing, T.R.R. (1904). Gregarious Crustacea from Ceylon. <em>Spolia Zeylanica.</em> 2 (5): 1-29, pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) Griffith, E.; Pidgeon, E. (1833). The Classes Annelida, Crustacea, and Arachnida, Arranged by the Baron Cuvier with Supplementary Additions to Each Order. In: The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its Organisation, by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order. Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., London, vol. 13(34–36): viii + 540 pp., Crustacea Pls. 1–23. [details]
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
[request] basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | ケアシガニ属 | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To ITIS
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