Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combination: Cancer (Metacarcinus) borealis
Belongs to Cancer according to J. Luque et al. 2017
See also Nations 1975, Rathbun 1935 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Cancer (Cancer), Cancer allisoni, Cancer araneus, Cancer bainbridgensis, Cancer beaumonti, Cancer bellianus, Cancer brewerii, Cancer burtini, Cancer carniolicus, Cancer cassivelaunus, Cancer chaneyi, Cancer coosensis, Cancer dorsipes, Cancer durhami, Cancer fissus, Cancer fujinaensis, Cancer gabbi, Cancer garthi, Cancer irroratus, Cancer johngarthi, Cancer maculatus, Cancer marri, Cancer meticurensis, Cancer modestus, Cancer nancei, Cancer pagurus, Cancer parvidens, Cancer pelagicus, Cancer porteri, Cancer proavitus, Cancer productus, Cancer punctulatus, Cancer raninus, Cancer reversus, Cancer rhomboides, Cancer santosi, Cancer solitarius, Cancer styriacus, Cancer tomowoi, Cancer vancalsteri, Cancer villabersiani, Cancer whitfieldi, Cancer yanceyi, Cancer zahrae, Cancer zameniscus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Virginia)
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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