Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson 1862 (warrior swimming crab)

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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