Speocarcinus californiensis Lockington 1877 (California burrowing crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Alternative combination: Eucrate californiensis

Belongs to Speocarcinus according to G. P. Kanakoff and W. K. Emerson 1959

Sister taxa: Speocarcinus berglundi, Speocarcinus latus, Speocarcinus tuberculatus

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at LACMIP Loc. 66-2, Newport Beach [Palos Verdes Sand] (Quaternary of California)

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