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Mithrax pilosus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Mithrax pilosus was named by Rathbun (1892). It is extant. It is the type species of Mithrax.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1790Cancer aculeatus Herbst
1892Mithrax pilosus Rathbun
2005Mithrax pilosus Todd and Collins p. 73
2017Mithrax aculeatus Luque et al. p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMithracinaeMacLeay 1838
genusMithraxLatreille 1817
speciespilosusRathbun 1892

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.

Mithrax pilosus Rathbun 1892
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Invalid names: Cancer aculeatus Herbst 1790 [replaced]
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Mithrax aculeatus (147250)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virgin Islands) Mithrax aculeatus (146588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Barbados Mithrax aculeatus (146587)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Mithrax aculeatus (147239)