Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, L. M. Baltzly, O. A. Bennett, A. R. Jones, F. F. Mathias, K. L. Weaver and S. L. Yost. 2013. New and previously known decapod crustaceans from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey and Delaware, USA. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 39:7-37

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

See also Feldmann et al. 2013

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

Subtaxa: Chondromaia antiqua

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Type: Chondromaia antiqua

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hop Brook, Holmdel Township (Cretaceous of New Jersey)

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