Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae
Parent taxon: Majinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Feldmann and Duncan 1992, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann and Maxwell 1990, Feldmann et al. 2006, Glaessner 1960, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anacinetops, Chondromaia, Choniognathus, Eurynome, Jacquinotia, Maja, Microhalimus, Naxia, Notomithrax, Paramithrax, Pippacirama, Prismatopus, Pseudomicippe, Schizophroida, Schizophrys, Spinirostrimaia, Teratomaia, Tumidomaia, Tumulosternum, Wilsonimaia
Subtaxa: Leptomithrax atavus Leptomithrax depressus Leptomithrax edwardsii Leptomithrax elegans Leptomithrax elongatus Leptomithrax gaimardii Leptomithrax garthi Leptomithrax globifer Leptomithrax griffini Leptomithrax irirangi Leptomithrax martensis Leptomithrax sternocostulatus Leptomithrax tuberculatus Leptomithrax uruti
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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