Tylocarcinus Miers 1879 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

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

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Chorilia, Eoparanaxia, Grolamaia, Herbstia, Hyastenus, Lessiniamathia, Libinia, Loxorynchus, Pisa, Pisoides, Planobranchia, Rochinia, Scyra, Scyramathia

Subtaxa: Tylocarcinus styx

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Type: Cancer styx

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tylocarcinus in the database

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