Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combinations: Cancer (Metacarcinus) gracilis, Cancer gracilis
Belongs to Metacarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Nations 1975, Rathbun 1926 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
Sister taxa: Cancer (Metacarcinus) magister, Metacarcinus anthonyi, Metacarcinus danai, Metacarcinus davidi, Metacarcinus goederti, Metacarcinus granti, Metacarcinus izumoensis, Metacarcinus jenniferae, Metacarcinus magister, Metacarcinus minutoserratus, Metacarcinus novaezelandiae, Metacarcinus starri, Metacarcinus starridup, Metacarcinus tenax
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (17: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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