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Checklist for Family Mithracidae Balss, 1929
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
528
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
180
527
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
312
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
307
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
294
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
179
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
168
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
131
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
43
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baja California
8 Genera with 14 Species
Ala Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 19582SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18773SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
14 Species
Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Hemus analogus Rathbun, 1898
Hemus finneganae Garth, 1958
Microphrys branchialis Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Microphrys triangulatus Lockington, 1877
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithrax armatus Saussure, 1853
Mithrax tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Nemausa sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Nemausa spinipes Bell, 1835
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835


Links, sources and further information
Mithracidae at gbif.org
Mithracidae at irmng.org
Mithracidae at itis.gov
Mithracidae at marinespecies.org