Nucia platyspinosa Collins et al. 2003 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Full reference: J. S. H. Collins, C. Lee, and J. Noad. 2003. Miocene and Pleistocene Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Sabah and Sarawak. Journal of Systematic Palaentology 1:187-226

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

See also Collins et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Nucia baripadensis, Nucia borneoensis, Nucia calculoides, Nucia coxi, Nucia fennemai, Nucia speciosa

Type specimen: BM IC 167. Its type locality is A35: Auban, which is in a Serravallian/Tortonian coastal mudstone in the Miri Formation of Malaysia.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Malaysia (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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