Pugettia Dana 1851 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae
Parent taxon: Epialtinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Rathbun 1926 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinotocarcinus, Bericirinia, Epialtus, Griffinia, Huenia, Menaethius, Nanomaja, Periacanthus, Perinia
Subtaxa: Pugettia incisa Pugettia producta Pugettia richii Pugettia tasmanensis Pugettia yamafui
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: California collections)
• Miocene of Hungary (1)
Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences
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