Carcinides Rathbun 1897 (swimming crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

Parent taxon: Portunidae according to M. J. Rathbun 1926

Sister taxa: Archaeoportunus, Arenaeinae, Carupinae, Enoplonotus, Lupinae, Lupocyclinae, Necronectinae, Neptunus, Podophthalminae, Portuninae, Psammocarcininae, Thalamitinae

Subtaxa: Carcinides minor

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Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Carcinides in the database

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