Portunus obvallatus Morris and Collins 1991 (swimming crab)

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 Portunus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Collins et al. 2003 and Morris and Collins 1991

Sister taxa: Portunus (Lupocycloporus), Portunus (Monomia), Portunus (Portunus), Portunus alphonsei, Portunus arcuatus, Portunus arcuatusdup, Portunus atecuicitlis, Portunus brouweri, Portunus catalanicus, Portunus catalaunicus, Portunus delgadoi, Portunus edwardsi, Portunus gabbi, Portunus gallicus, Portunus haitensis, Portunus hastatus, Portunus incertus, Portunus incertusdup, Portunus jurensis, Portunus kisslingi, Portunus kochi, Portunus krambergeri, Portunus larteti, Portunus levigatus, Portunus miocaenicus, Portunus miyaku, Portunus monspeliensis, Portunus neogenicus, Portunus oblongus, Portunus obtusus, Portunus oligocenicus, Portunus pelagicus, Portunus pirabaensis, Portunus pusillinus, Portunus radobojanus, Portunus regulensis, Portunus ristorii, Portunus rudianus, Portunus sanshianus, Portunus sijuensis, Portunus spinimanus, Portunus stenaspis, Portunus straeleni, Portunus suessi, Portunus suessidup, Portunus tenuis, Portunus thalae, Portunus tongfai, Portunus vectensis, Portunus viai, Portunus vicentinus, Portunus vicentinusdup, Portunus withersi, Portunus woodwardi, Portunus wynneanus, Portunus xantusii, Portunus yaucoensis, Lupa spinimana, Lupa dicantha, Lupa gibbesii, Lupa sayi

Type specimen: BMNH In 61947, a carapace

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Malaysia (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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