Malacostraca - Decapoda - Euryplacidae
Alternative spelling: Cancer (Eucrate)
Synonym: Pilumnoplax Stimpson 1858
Full reference: W. de Haan. 1833. Crustacea, p. 1-243, pls. A-J, L-Q, 1-55 IN Fauna Japonica.
Parent taxon: Euryplacidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022
See also Karasawa and Kato 2003, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Rathbun 1926 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Baldoplax, Chirinocarcinus, Chlinocephalus, Corallicarcinus, Euryplax, Orbitoplax, Paleopsopheticus, Prealpiplax, Simonellia, Stoaplax, Viaplax
Subtaxa: Eucrate crenata Eucrate martini Eucrate puliensis Pilumnoplax soledadensis Pilumnoplax urpiniana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Philippines (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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