Saratunus karasawai Collins et al. 2003

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

species was originally placed in the genus Lupocyclus (Collin, et al. 2003)

Alternative combination: Lupocyclus karasawai

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

Belongs to Saratunus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Collins et al. 2003

Sister taxon: Saratunus longiorbis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Locality 259, Airport road, Sandakan, which is in a Tortonian offshore siliciclastic in the Sandakan Formation of Malaysia

Distribution: found only at Locality 259, Airport road, Sandakan

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