Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae
originally this species was placed within the genus Prepaeduma.
Alternative combinations: Hexapus decapodus, Prepaeduma decapoda
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 Hexapus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Collins et al. 2003, Morris and Collins 1991 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
Sister taxa: Hexapus anfractus, Hexapus estuarinus, Hexapus granuliformis, Hexapus nakajimai, Hexapus pinfoldi, Hexapus sexpes
Type specimen: BMNH In 61994, a carapace. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5549, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (3 collections), Malaysia (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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