Schizophroida Sakai 1933 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Parent taxon: Majinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Anacinetops, Chondromaia, Choniognathus, Eurynome, Jacquinotia, Leptomithrax, Maja, Microhalimus, Naxia, Notomithrax, Paramithrax, Pippacirama, Prismatopus, Pseudomicippe, Schizophrys, Spinirostrimaia, Teratomaia, Tumidomaia, Tumulosternum, Wilsonimaia

Subtaxa: Schizophroida hilensis Schizophroida tertiaria

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Schizophroida in the database

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