Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Alternative spelling: Portunus (Charybdis)
Parent taxon: Thalamitinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Collins et al. 2003, Dana 1851, Karasawa 1990, Karasawa 1993, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Morris and Collins 1991, Müller 1984, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cronius, Eocharybdis, Gonioinfradens, Lessinithalamita, Lissocarcinus, Mioxaiva, Thalamita, Thalamitoides, Caphyra
Subtaxa: Charybdis (Charybdis) Charybdis (Goniosupradens) Charybdis acuta Charybdis annulata Charybdis antiqua Charybdis arabica Charybdis bimaculata Charybdis feriata Charybdis fijiensis Charybdis fragilis Charybdis fragillis Charybdis gigantica Charybdis granulata Charybdis hoffmeisteri Charybdis japonica Charybdis kilmeri Charybdis leei Charybdis mathiasi Charybdis miles Charybdis minuta Charybdis monsoonis Charybdis obtusa Charybdis orientalis Charybdis preferiata Charybdis shihseihi Charybdis sinhaleya
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brunei Darussalam (2 collections), Japan (1), Malaysia (1)
• Pliocene of Fiji (2), Japan (1)
• Miocene of Hungary (5), Japan (1)
Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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