†Metacarcinus izumoensis Sakumoto et al. 1992 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combination: Cancer (Metacarcinus) izumoensis
Belongs to Metacarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Karasawa 1993
Sister taxa: Cancer (Metacarcinus) magister, Metacarcinus anthonyi, Metacarcinus danai, Metacarcinus davidi, Metacarcinus goederti, Metacarcinus gracilis, Metacarcinus granti, Metacarcinus jenniferae, Metacarcinus magister, Metacarcinus minutoserratus, Metacarcinus novaezelandiae, Metacarcinus starri, Metacarcinus tenax
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Izumo Group (Miocene of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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