Libinia Leach 1815 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Parent taxon: Pisinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020

See also Luque et al. 2017, Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chorilia, Eoparanaxia, Grolamaia, Herbstia, Hyastenus, Lessiniamathia, Loxorynchus, Pisa, Pisoides, Planobranchia, Rochinia, Scyra, Scyramathia, Tylocarcinus

Subtaxa: Libinia dubia Libinia emarginata Libinia mbalavuensis Libinia peruviensis Libinia setosa

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Type: Libinia emarginata

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: California, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia collections)

• Pliocene of Fiji (4)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Virginia)

• Miocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences

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