Menippe mercenaria Say 1818 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Menippidae
Belongs to Menippe according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Menippe brevimanus, Menippe burnsi, Menippe cretacea, Menippe floridana, Menippe frescoensis, Menippe jacksonensis, Menippe nodifrons, Menippe oceanica, Menippe rumphii
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wadmalaw Sound, sandy beds (Quaternary of South Carolina)
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