Petrochirus bahamensis Herbst 1791

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Alternative combination: Cancer bahamensis

Synonyms: Pagurus granulatus Olivier 1811, Petrochirus granulatus Olivier 1811

Full reference: J. F. W. Herbst. 1791. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten, Zweiter Band, Heft 1 1-48

Belongs to Petrochirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Collins et al. 2009, Herbst 1791 and Todd and Collins 2005

Sister taxa: Petrochirus bouvieri, Petrochirus diogenes, Petrochirus inequalis, Petrochirus mezi, Petrochirus minutus, Petrochirus poscolensis, Petrochirus priscus, Petrochirus savii, Petrochirus taylori

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Jamaica (2 collections)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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