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Mithracites
Taxonomy
Mithracites was named by Gould (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Mithracites vectensis. It is the type genus of Mithracitidae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Homoloidea by Collins (2002); to Homolodromioidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Mithracitidae by Feldmann et al. (2012), Luque et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Homoloidea by Collins (2002); to Homolodromioidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Mithracitidae by Feldmann et al. (2012), Luque et al. (2017).
Species
M. takedai, M. vectensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1859 | Mithracites Gould |
| 2002 | Mithracites Collins p. 84 |
| 2002 | Mithracites Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Mithracites Schweitzer et al. p. 61 |
| 2012 | Mithracites Feldmann et al. p. 8 |
| 2017 | Mithracites Luque et al. p. 18 |
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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.
G. †Mithracites Gould 1859
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†Mithracites takedai Van Bakel et al. 2012
†Mithracites vectensis Gould 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Aptian | Spain | M. vectensis (235299 235300) | |
| Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | M. vectensis (1746) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Colombia (Santander) | M. takedai (228519) |