Biology:Actinotocarcinus
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Short description: Extinct genus of crabs
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| Subfamily: | Actinotocarcininae
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| Genus: | Actinotocarcinus Jenkins, 1974 [2]
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Actinotocarcinus is an extinct genus of Miocene crab, and is the only genus in the subfamily Actinotocarcininae of the family Epialtidae,[1] though was originally classified in the family Majidae.[3] Actinotocarcinus comprises two species, A. chidgeyi, and A. maclauchlani, both from Miocene-aged marine strata of New Zealand.[2][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sammy De Grave et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064728/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R. J. F. Jenkins (1974). "A new spider-crab from the Miocene of New Zealand". Palaeontology 17 (4): 869–877. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824004337/http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2017/Pages%20869-877.pdf.
- ↑ Zdravko Števčić (2005). "The reclassification of Brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)" (PDF). Natura Croatica 14 (Suppl. 1): 1–159. http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/48885.
- ↑ Rodney M. Feldmann (1993). "Additions to the fossil decapod crustacean fauna of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 36 (2): 201–211. doi:10.1080/00288306.1993.9514568.
Wikidata ☰ Q4677014 entry
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