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Leptomithrax Miers 1876 (spider crab)

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

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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

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