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†Harpactocarcinus macrodactylus Milne-Edwards 1850 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae

Alternative combination: Cancer macrodactylus

Belongs to Harpactocarcinus according to C. Beschin et al. 2013

See also Bittner 1875 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Harpactocarcinus americanus, Harpactocarcinus dalmatius, Harpactocarcinus fedrigoi, Harpactocarcinus istriensis, Harpactocarcinus jacquoti, Harpactocarcinus miocenicus, Harpactocarcinus mississippiensis, Harpactocarcinus multidentatus, Harpactocarcinus ovalis, Harpactocarcinus punctulatus, Harpactocarcinus rathbunae, Harpactocarcinus rotundatus, Harpactocarcinus souverbiei, Harpactocarcinus spinosus, Harpactocarcinus tumidus, Harpactocarcinus valrovinensis, Harpactocarcinus wilkeningi, Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Case Pissotto (Eocene of Italy)

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