Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Alternative combinations: Callinectes bellicosa, Lupa bellicosa
Full reference: W. Stimpson. 1862. Notes on North American Crustacea. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7(1):49-93
Belongs to Callinectes according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Rathbun 1926 and Stimpson 1862
Sister taxa: Callinectes alabamensis, Callinectes declivis, Callinectes jamaicensis, Callinectes paraensis, Callinectes quilonensis, Callinectes reticulatus, Callinectes sapidus, Callinectes toxodes
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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