Mithracidae

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Mithracidae
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Spongy Decorator Crab
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Majoidea
Family: Mithracidae

Mithracidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Decapoda. [1]

Genera

Genera: [2]

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References

  1. "Mithracidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. WoRMS. "Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 11 October 2024.