Actaea acantha Milne-Edwards 1834

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Alternative combination: Cancer acanthus

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

See also Collins et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Actaea bifrons, Actaea calzadai, Actaea cretacea, Actaea persica, Actaea polyacantha, Actaea pura, Actaea rufopunctata, Actaea semblatae, Actaea tropicana, Actaea turcocampestris

Distribution: found only at West Port Morant Harbour, locality 1 (Quaternary of Jamaica)

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