Caphyra Barrande 1847 (swimming crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

Parent taxon: Caphyrinae according to H. Karasawa et al. 2008

See also Jell and Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Charybdis, Cronius, Eocharybdis, Gonioinfradens, Lessinithalamita, Lissocarcinus, Mioxaiva, Thalamita, Thalamitoides

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caphyra in the database

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