Ocypode quadrata Fabricius 1787 (ghost crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae
Alternative combination: Cancer quadratus
Synonym: Ocypode albicans Bosc 1802
Belongs to Ocypode according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Luque et al. 2017 and Rathbun 1935
Sister taxa: Ocypode (Elamene), Ocypode africana, Ocypode cursor, Ocypode italica, Ocypode vericoncava
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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