Actinotocarcinus Jenkins 1974 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Parent taxon: Actinotocarcininae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020

See also Feldmann 1993, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann et al. 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi Actinotocarcinus maclauchlani Actinotocarcinus mclauchlani

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Type: Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Motunau Beach (N34/f0113) (Quaternary of New Zealand)

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