Calappa sexaspinosa Morris and Collins 1991 (box crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Full reference: S. F. Morris and J. S. H. Collins. 1991. Neogene crabs from Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 47(1):1-33

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

See also Morris and Collins 1991

Sister taxa: Calappa chungii, Calappa costaricana, Calappa depressa, Calappa earlei, Calappa flammea, Calappa gallus, Calappa granulata, Calappa granulatus, Calappa heberti, Calappa hepatica, Calappa japonica, Calappa lanensis, Calappa laraensis, Calappa lienharti, Calappa lophos, Calappa madoerensis, Calappa matzkei, Calappa nitida, Calappa oboui, Calappa ocalanus, Calappa pavimenta, Calappa philargius, Calappa praelata, Calappa protopustulosa, Calappa pustulosa, Calappa restricta, Calappa robertsi, Calappa sahelensis, Calappa sangiranensis, Calappa springeri, Calappa zinsmeisteri, Calappa zurcheri

Type specimen: BMNH In 61857, a carapace. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5548, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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