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Leptomithrax Miers, 1876

439466  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:439466)

accepted
Genus
Leptomithrax (Austromithrax) Bennett, 1964 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptomithrax (Zemithrax) Bennett, 1964 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paramithrax (Leptomithrax) Miers, 1876 · unaccepted (superceded status)

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  1. Species Leptomithrax atavus Glaessner, 1960 †
  2. Species Leptomithrax australis (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853)
  3. Species Leptomithrax bifidus (Ortmann, 1893)
  4. Species Leptomithrax depressus Richer de Forges, 1993
  5. Species Leptomithrax edwardsii (De Haan, 1835)
  6. Species Leptomithrax eldredgei Richer de Forges & Ng, 2014
  7. Species Leptomithrax elegans Jenkins, 1985 †
  8. Species Leptomithrax elongatus McLay, Feldmann & MacKinnon, 1995 †
  9. Species Leptomithrax gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
  10. Species Leptomithrax garricki Griffin, 1966
  11. Species Leptomithrax garthi McLay, Feldmann & MacKinnon, 1995 †
  12. Species Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun, 1918
  13. Species Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann & Maxwell, 1990 †
  14. Species Leptomithrax irirangi Glaessner, 1960 †
  15. Species Leptomithrax longimanus (Miers, 1876)
  16. Species Leptomithrax longipes (GM Thomson, 1902)
  17. Species Leptomithrax lowryi Richer de Forges & Ng, 2023
  18. Species Leptomithrax martensis Jenkins, 1985 †
  19. Species Leptomithrax mortenseni Bennett, 1964
  20. Species Leptomithrax sinensis Rathbun, 1916
  21. Species Leptomithrax sternocostulatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1851)
  22. Species Leptomithrax tuberculatus (Whitelegge, 1900)
  23. Species Leptomithrax uruti Glaessner, 1960 †
  24. Species Leptomithrax waitei (Whitelegge, 1900)
  25. Subgenus Leptomithrax (Austromithrax) Bennett, 1964 accepted as Leptomithrax Miers, 1876 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Leptomithrax (Austromithrax) mortenseni Bennett, 1964 accepted as Leptomithrax mortenseni Bennett, 1964 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Subgenus Leptomithrax (Zemithrax) Bennett, 1964 accepted as Leptomithrax Miers, 1876 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Leptomithrax (Zemithrax) molloch Bennett, 1964 accepted as Leptomithrax longipes (GM Thomson, 1902) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Species Leptomithrax kiiensis Sakai, 1969 accepted as Rathbunaja kiiensis (Sakai, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Leptomithrax richardsoni Dell, 1960 accepted as Teratomaia richardsoni (Dell, 1960) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Leptomithrax spinulosus Haswell, 1880 accepted as Leptomithrax gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Miers, E. J. (1876). Descriptions of some new species of Crustacea, chiefly from New Zealand. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4.</em> 17: 218-229. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Leptomithrax Miers, 1876. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439466 on 2025-09-12
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2009-12-16 09:09:19Z
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Davie, Peter
2020-04-28 13:20:46Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2021-02-24 10:20:42Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2023-12-06 01:01:40Z
changed
Ahyong, Shane

original description Miers, E. J. (1876). Descriptions of some new species of Crustacea, chiefly from New Zealand. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4.</em> 17: 218-229. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Leptomithrax (Zemithrax) Bennett, 1964) Bennett, E.W. (1964). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Crustacea Brachyura. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin.</em> 153: 1-120. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Paramithrax (Leptomithrax) Miers, 1876) Miers, E. J. (1876). Descriptions of some new species of Crustacea, chiefly from New Zealand. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4.</em> 17: 218-229. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Leptomithrax (Austromithrax) Bennett, 1964) Bennett, E.W. (1964). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Crustacea Brachyura. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin.</em> 153: 1-120. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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Japanese コシマガニ属  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptomithrax) 
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