Romaleon polyodon Poeppig 1836 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combinations: Cancer (Romaleon) polyodon, Cancer polyodon
Belongs to Romaleon according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Nations 1975 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 sakamotoi, Romaleon sanbonsugii, Romaleon urbanus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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