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Majinae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Majinae Samouelle
1981Majinae Quayle and Collins p. 739
1992Majinae Feldmann and Duncan p. 460
2004Majinae Poore and Ahyong
2010Majinae Schweitzer et al. p. 94
2020Majinae Schweitzer et al. p. 14
2023Majinae Ferratges et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMajinaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMajinaeSamouelle 1819

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Majinae Samouelle 1819
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G. Anacinetops Miers 1879
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G. †Chondromaia Feldmann et al. 2013
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†Chondromaia antiqua Feldmann et al. 2013
G. Choniognathus Rathbun 1932
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G. Eurynome Leach 1814
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†Eurynome bandurriasensis Feldmann et al. 2023
G. Jacquinotia Rathbun 1915
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Jacquinotia edwardsii Jacquinot 1853
G. Leptomithrax Miers 1876
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†Leptomithrax atavus Glaessner 1960
Leptomithrax depressus Richer de Forges 1993
†Leptomithrax elegans Jenkins 1985
†Leptomithrax elongatus McLay 1995
Leptomithrax gaimardii Milne-Edwards 1834
†Leptomithrax garthi McLay et al. 1995
Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun 1918
†Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann and Maxwell 1990
†Leptomithrax irirangi Glaessner 1960
†Leptomithrax martensis Jenkins 1985
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus Milne-Edwards 1851
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge 1900
†Leptomithrax uruti Glaessner 1960
G. Maja Lamarck 1801
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†Maia oroszyi Bachmayer 1953
Maja aquinado Herbst 1788
†Maja arambourgi Van Straelen 1936
†Maja austriaca Bachmayer 1953
†Maja biaensis Lorenthey 1929
Maja crispata Risso 1826
†Maja dominoleuae Hu and Tao 1985
†Maja hungarica Lorenthey 1929
†Maja laddi Rathbun 1934
†Maja miocaenica Lorenthey 1907
†Maja morii Kato 1996
†Maja orbigniana Millet 1854
†Maja oroszyi Bachmayer 1953
†Maja robinsoni Jenkins 1985
Maja squinado Herbst 1788
†Maja tomidai Kato 2002
G. Microhalimus Haswell 1880
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G. Naxia Latreille 1825
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Naxia aries Guerin-Meneville 1834
Naxia aurita Latreille 1825
Naxia spinosa Hess 1865
Naxia tumida Dana 1852
G. Notomithrax Griffin 1963
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†Notomithrax allani Feldmann and Maxwell 1990
†Notomithrax angustifrons Jenkins 1985
Notomithrax minor Filhol 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst 1788
G. Paramithrax Milne-Edwards 1834
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Paramithrax barbicornis Latreille 1825
G. Pippacirama Griffin and Tranter 1986
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Pippacirama tuberculosa Milne-Edwards 1834
G. Prismatopus Ward 1933
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G. Pseudomicippe Heller 1860
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Pseudomicippe maccullochi Griffin and Tranter 1986
G. Schizophroida Sakai 1933
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†Schizophroida tertiaria Jenkins 1985
G. Schizophrys White 1847
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Schizophrys aspera Milne-Edwards 1834
Schizophrys dama Herbst 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin and Tranter 1986
†Schizophrys visegradensis Müller 1984
G. †Spinirostrimaia Beschin et al. 2012
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†Spinirostrimaia echinata Ferratges et al. 2023
G. Teratomaia Griffin and Tranter 1986
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G. †Tumidomaia Feldmann et al. 2011
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†Tumidomaia mokattamensis Feldmann et al. 2011
†Tumidomaia priabonensis Oppenheim 1901
G. Tumulosternum McCulloch 1913
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†Tumulosternum ortegai Ferratges 2024
Tumulosternum wardi Griffin and Tranter 1986
G. †Wilsonimaia Blow and Manning 1996
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†Wilsonimaia ethelae Blow and Manning 1996
†Wilsonimaia schneiderorum Blow and Manning 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 83.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Chondromaia antiqua (221293)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Hungary (Budapest) Micromaia batalleri (138811)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Tumulosternum ortegai (226514)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Micromaia margaritata (207553 226615)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9Egypt Tumidomaia tuberculata (232605)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy Micromaia margaritata, Micromaia priabonensis (207786)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Wilsonimaia ethelae (5378 7297 7298 7299) Wilsonimaia schneiderorum (191860)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Leptomithrax griffini, Notomithrax allani (4886)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Aragón) Spinirostrimaia echinata (209381)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Micromaia margaritata (226744) Micromaia priabonensis (207552)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Fiji Maja laddi (43207)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Poland Maja biaensis (139753)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Eurynome bandurriasensis (43002)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Maja biaensis (55394) Maja sp., Maia sp. (141124)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Maja biaensis (139755)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Maja biaensis (133113 152608 207102 207750) Micippa austriaca (57045 140154) Schizophrys visegradensis (207754 207755)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Leptomithrax uruti (202180)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Maja biaensis (131977) Maja sp. (140979)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Leptomithrax atavus (202179)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand (North Island) Leptomithrax irirangi (202181)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy (Biella) Maja squinado (127497)
Zanclean - Middle Pleistocene5.333 - 0.129Italy (Piacenza) Maja squinado (127162)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Maja squinado (221311 221313 221314)