Metacarcinus jenniferae Nations 1975 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae

Alternative combination: Cancer (Metacarcinus) jenniferae

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 Metacarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Nations 1975 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000

Sister taxa: Cancer (Metacarcinus) magister, Metacarcinus anthonyi, Metacarcinus danai, Metacarcinus davidi, Metacarcinus goederti, Metacarcinus gracilis, Metacarcinus granti, Metacarcinus izumoensis, Metacarcinus magister, Metacarcinus minutoserratus, Metacarcinus novaezelandiae, Metacarcinus starri, Metacarcinus tenax

Type specimen: UCMP 10745, a carapace

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP B-6821, Gooseberry Patch (Pliocene of California)

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