Naxia Latreille 1825 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Alternative spelling: Pisa (Naxia)

Parent taxon: Majinae according to G. C. B. Poore and S. Ahyong 2004

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010

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

Subtaxa: Naxia aries Naxia aurita Naxia spinosa Naxia tumida

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Naxia in the database

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