Mithrax Latreille 1817 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

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

See also Kiessling 2003, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Todd and Collins 2005

Sister taxa: Ala, Damithrax, Maguimithrax, Micippa, Microphrys, Mithraculus, Nemausa, Stenocionops, Teleophrys, Thoe, Tiarinia

Subtaxa: Mithrax (Mithrax) Mithrax arawakum Mithrax hemphilli Mithrax hispidus Mithrax pilosus Mithrax verrucosus

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Type: Mithrax pilosus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Barbados (6 collections), Haiti (2), Jamaica (3), Mexico (1), Panama (1), United States (3: Florida, Virgin Islands)

• Pliocene of Cuba (1), Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of Cuba (1), Jamaica (1)

Total: 20 collections including 29 occurrences

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