†Cretacocarcinus fortis García-Penas et al. 2023 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Camarocarcinidae
Full reference: A. García-Penas, F. A. Ferratges, J.A. Moreno-Bedmar, T. Bover-Arnal, J. M. Gasca, M. Aurell, and S. Zamora. 2023. Decapod crustaceans from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain, with an account of new occurrences in Barremian-Aptian strata of the Maestrazgo Basin. Cretaceous Research 150(105576.)
Belongs to Cretacocarcinus according to A. García-Penas et al. 2023
Sister taxon: Cretacocarcinus smithi
Type specimen: MPZ2022/612, a claw
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cretacocarcinus fortis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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