Maja (crab)
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| Maja squinado | |
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| Genus: | Maja Lamarck, 1801
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| Cancer squinado Herbst, 1788 | |
Maja is a genus of majid crabs, comprising the following extant species:[1]
- Maja africana Griffin & Tranter, 1996
- Maja bisarmata Rathbun, 1916
- Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894
- Maja compressipes (Miers, 1879)
- Maja confragosa Griffin & Tranter, 1996
- Maja crispata Risso, 1827
- Maja erinacea de Ninni, 1924
- Maja gibba Alcock, 1899
- Maja goltziana d'Oliviera, 1888
- Maja gracilipes Chen & Ng, 1999
- Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932
- Maja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
- Maja linapacanensis Rathbun, 1916
- Maja miersii Walker, 1887
- Maja sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969
- Maja spinigera (De Haan, 1837)
- Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
- Maja suluensis Rathbun, 1916
- Maja tuberculata De Haan, 1839
A further 12 species are known from fossils.[2]
References
- ^ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
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