Teleophrys ruber Stimpson 1871 (red coral crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Alternative combinations: Mithraculus ruber, Mithrax (Mithraculus) ruber

Belongs to Teleophrys according to J. Luque et al. 2017

See also Collins and Morris 1976 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxon: Teleophrys acornis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gibbons, 30.5 m elevation (Quaternary of Barbados)

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