Uca macrodactylus Milne Edwards and Lucas 1847 (fiddler crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae

Alternative combination: Gelasimus macrodactylus

Belongs to Uca according to M. J. Rathbun 1918

Sister taxa: Uca antiqua, Uca galapagensis, Uca hamlini, Uca maracoani, Uca marinae, Uca miocenica, Uca nitida, Uca oldroydi, Uca ornata, Uca pugnax, Uca subcylindrica, Gelasimus subeylindricus, Gelasimus pugilator, Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus panamensis

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 5850, Mount Hope (Quaternary of Panama)

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