Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Full reference: S. F. Morris and J. S. H. Collins. 1991. Neogene crabs from Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 47(1):1-33
Belongs to Podophthalmus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Collins et al. 2003 and Morris and Collins 1991
Sister taxa: Podophthalmus buchii, Podophthalmus defrancei, Podophthalmus domingensis, Podophthalmus taiwanicus, Podophthalmus vigil
Type specimen: BMNH In 62066, a carapace. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5550, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (1 collection), Malaysia (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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