Marine Species Traits - Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838

CaRMS taxon details

Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838

AphiaID

439056 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:439056)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Majoidea Samouelle, 1819

Direct children (2)

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Genus Mithrax Latreille, 1816
Genus Damithrax Windsor & Felder, 2014 accepted as Mithrax Latreille, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439056 on 2025-05-22

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439056 on 2025-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-15 09:56:25Z

created

Davie, Peter

2015-07-09 06:07:46Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2017-03-22 00:05:31Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2022-08-22 17:32:05Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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original description MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mithracidae)
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