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Mithraculus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Mithraculus was named by White (1847). It is extant.

It was reranked as Mithrax (Mithraculus) by Collins and Morris (1976).

It was assigned to Mithrax by Collins and Morris (1976); and to Mithracinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Mithraculus White
1976Mithrax (Mithraculus) Collins and Morris p. 120
2010Mithraculus Schweitzer et al. p. 96
2020Mithraculus Schweitzer et al. p. 22

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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()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMithracinaeMacLeay 1838
genusMithraculusWhite 1847

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. Mithraculus White 1847
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Mithraculus forceps Milne-Edwards 1875 [red-ridged clinging crab]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available