Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative combination: Cancer (Romaleon) dereki
Full reference: J. D. Nations. 1975. The genus Cancer (Crustacea: Brachyura): systematics, biogeography and fossil record. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Bulletin 23:1-104
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 franciscae, Romaleon gibbosulum, Romaleon jordani, Romaleon nakagawaensis, Romaleon parspinosus, Romaleon polyodon, Romaleon sakamotoi, Romaleon sanbonsugii, Romaleon urbanus
Type specimen: UCMP 10741, a carapace
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at UCMP A-6884, La Honda reservoir, Langley Hill (Miocene of California)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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