Ala Lockington 1877 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae
Synonym: Anaptychus Stimpson 1860
Parent taxon: Mithracidae according to A. M. Windsor and D. L. Felder 2014
See also Novack-Gottshall 2025 and Stimpson 1862
Sister taxa: Damithrax, Maguimithrax, Micippa, Microphrys, Mithraculus, Mithrax, Nemausa, Stenocionops, Teleophrys, Thoe, Tiarinia
Subtaxa: Ala cornuta
Type: Anaptychus cornutus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gulf of CA (Quaternary of Mexico)
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