Biology:Neptunus (crab)

Short description: Extinct genus of crabs

Neptunus Temporal range: Miocene–Quaternary PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Neptunus granulatus from Montpellier, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Portunoidea
Family:	Portunidae
Genus:	Neptunus de Haan 1839

Neptunus is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Portunidae.

These epifaunal carnivores lived during the Eocene of India, Miocene of Brazil and Quaternary of United States, from 37.2 to 0.0 Ma.

Species

• Neptunus granulatus † (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13893879 entry