Cronius Stimpson 1862 (swimming crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Parent taxon: Thalamitinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Karasawa et al. 2008 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Charybdis, Eocharybdis, Gonioinfradens, Lessinithalamita, Lissocarcinus, Mioxaiva, Thalamita, Thalamitoides, Caphyra
Subtaxa: Cronius obscurus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (1: Virgin Islands)
• Pliocene of Fiji (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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