†Neptunus de Haan 1839 (swimming crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Parent taxon: Portunidae according to P. P. Satsangi and K Parida 1980
See also Glaessner 1969
Sister taxa: Archaeoportunus, Arenaeinae, Carcinides, Carupinae, Enoplonotus, Lupinae, Lupocyclinae, Necronectinae, Podophthalminae, Portuninae, Psammocarcininae, Thalamitinae
Subtaxa: Neptunus monspeliensis
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Virgin Islands collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (1)
• Oligocene of India (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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