Saratunus Collins et al. 2003 (swimming crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

Full reference: J. S. H. Collins, C. Lee, and J. Noad. 2003. Miocene and Pleistocene Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Sabah and Sarawak. Journal of Systematic Palaentology 1:187-226

Parent taxon: Podophthalminae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also Collins et al. 2003, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Luque et al. 2017 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Euphylax, Paraeuphylax, Pheophthalmus, Podophthalmus, Psygmophthalmus, Sandomingia, Viaophthalmus

Subtaxa: Saratunus karasawai Saratunus longiorbis

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Type: Saratunus longiorbis

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Malaysia (2 collections), Venezuela (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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