Family Macrocheiridae Dana 1851 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrocheiridae

Parent taxon: Majoidea according to F. A. Ferratges et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Epialtidae, Hymenosomidae, Inachidae, Inachoididae, Majidae, Oregoniidae, Priscinachidae

Subtaxa: Macrocheira

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Type: Macrocheira

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Miocene of Japan (2), United States (1: Washington)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Colombia), United States (6: Washington)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

• Eocene of Spain (1), United States (2: Oregon, Washington)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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