Achaeus Leach 1817 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachidae
Alternative spelling: Inachus (Achaeus)
Parent taxon: Inachidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Müller 1984, Ortmann 1893 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Inachinae, Inachus, Leptopodiinae, Macropodia
Subtaxa: Achaeus brevirostris Achaeus curvirostris Achaeus japonicus Achaeus lacertosus Achaeus magnus Achaeus nomurai Achaeus parvulus Achaeus podocheloides Achaeus pugnax Achaeus tuberculatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Valmarana, Oligocene (Oligocene of Italy)
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