Colneptunus hungaricus Lörenthey 1898 (swimming crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

Full reference: E. Lörenthey. 1898. Beiträge zur Decapodenfauna des ungarischen Tertiärs. Über die Brachyuren der palaeontologischen sammlung des bayerischen Staates. Termeszetrajzi Füzetek 11:1-152

Belongs to Colneptunus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Colneptunus catalaunicus, Colneptunus dalloni, Gonioneptunites hungarica

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Castell de Tavertet section, Vic area (Eocene of Spain)

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