Inachus Weber 1795 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachidae
Parent taxon: Inachidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Beschin et al. 2018, Ortmann 1893, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Achaeus, Inachinae, Leptopodiinae, Macropodia
Subtaxa: Inachus dorsettensis Inachus eocenicus Inachus lethaeus Inachus phalangium Inachus thoracicus Inachus tuberculatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Eocene of Italy (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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