Nucilobus symmetricus Morris and Collins 1991 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

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 Nucilobus according to H. Karasawa et al. 2019

See also Collins et al. 2003, Morris and Collins 1991 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxon: Nucilobus bericus

Type specimen: BMNH In 61903, a carapace. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5549, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (1 collection), Malaysia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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