Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun 1914 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae
Synonym: Carcinoplax linae Hu and Tao 1996
Belongs to Carcinoplax according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Karasawa 1993
Sister taxa: Carcinoplax antiqua, Carcinoplax granulimana, Carcinoplax imperfecta, Carcinoplax jonica, Carcinoplax longimana, Carcinoplax mongosungi, Carcinoplax prepurpurea, Carcinoplax prisca, Carcinoplax proavita, Carcinoplax shukumi, Carcinoplax temikoensis, Carcinoplax thongi, Carcinoplax tsengi, Carcinoplax wuhsini, Curtonotus antiquus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Philippines (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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