Romaleon jordani Rathbun 1900 (hairy rock crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combinations: Cancer (Romaleon) jordani, Cancer jordani
Belongs to Romaleon according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Nations 1975, Rathbun 1926 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
Sister taxa: Cancer (Romaleon) wahkiakumensis, Romaleon antennarium, Romaleon branneri, Romaleon dereki, Romaleon franciscae, Romaleon gibbosulum, Romaleon nakagawaensis, Romaleon parspinosus, Romaleon polyodon, Romaleon sakamotoi, Romaleon sanbonsugii, Romaleon urbanus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (21: California)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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