Naxia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Heterotremata
Superfamilia: Majoidea

Familia: Majidae
Genus: Naxia
Species: N. aries – N. atlantica – N. aurita – N. spinosa – N. tumida
Name

Naxia Latreille, 1825: 140, 698 (as subgenus)

Type species: Pisa aurita Latreille, 1825: 140 (monotypy)
References
Primary references

Latreille, P.A. 1825–1828. ("1825") Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes. Tome dixième [Vol. 10]. Paris: Veuve Agasse. 832 + [1] pp. BHL Reference page.
Tavares, M. & Poore, G.C.B. 2014. A new species of Naxia Latreille, 1825 (Brachyura: Majidae) from deep water off Brazil. Zootaxa 3861(1): 86–90. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3861.1.5 Reference page.

Additional references

Ng, P.K.L.; Low, M.E.Y. 2010: On the generic nomenclature of nine brachyuran names, with four replacement names and two nomina protecta (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zootaxa 2489: 34–46. Preview

Links

Naxia – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Naxia in the World Register of Marine Species