Metacarcinus magister Dana 1852 (dungeness crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Belongs to Metacarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019
Sister taxa: Cancer (Metacarcinus) magister, Metacarcinus anthonyi, Metacarcinus danai, Metacarcinus davidi, Metacarcinus goederti, Metacarcinus gracilis, Metacarcinus granti, Metacarcinus izumoensis, Metacarcinus jenniferae, Metacarcinus minutoserratus, Metacarcinus novaezelandiae, Metacarcinus starri, Metacarcinus tenax
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Nob Hill cut, San Pedro (Quaternary of California)
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