†Arcticocarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2016 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, H. Karasawa, J. Luque and R. M. Feldmann. 2016. Phylogeny and classification of Necrocarcinoidea Förster, 1968 (Brachyura: Raninoida) with the description of two new genera. Journal of Crustacean Biology 36:338-372

Parent taxon: Necrocarcinidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018

See also Schweitzer 2025 and Schweitzer et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Elektrocarcinus, Hadrocarcinus, Necrocarcinus

Subtaxa: Arcticocarcinus americanus Arcticocarcinus insignis

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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