Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach 1816 (marbled swimming crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Alternative combination: Portunus marmoreus

Belongs to Liocarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Liocarcinus atropatanus, Liocarcinus corrugatus, Liocarcinus depurator, Liocarcinus heintzi, Liocarcinus holsatus, Liocarcinus kuehni, Liocarcinus lancetidactylus, Liocarcinus oligocaenicus, Liocarcinus oroszyi, Liocarcinus praearcuatus, Liocarcinus priscus, Liocarcinus pusillus, Liocarcinus rakosensis

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Liocarcinus marmoreus in the database

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