Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combinations: Cancer (Romaleon) sanbonsugii, Cancer sanbonsugii
Full reference: R. Imaizumi. 1962. Miocene Cancer (Brachyura) of Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku University, 2nd series, Geology. Special Volume 5:233-247
Belongs to Romaleon according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Imaizumi 1962, Karasawa 1993 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
Sister taxa: Cancer (Romaleon) wahkiakumensis, Romaleon antennarium, Romaleon branneri, Romaleon dereki, Romaleon franciscae, Romaleon gibbosulum, Romaleon jordani, Romaleon nakagawaensis, Romaleon parspinosus, Romaleon polyodon, Romaleon sakamotoi, Romaleon urbanus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection), Japan (13)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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