Rochinia Milne Edwards 1875 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Parent taxon: Pisinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020

See also Casadio et al. 2005 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Chorilia, Eoparanaxia, Grolamaia, Herbstia, Hyastenus, Lessiniamathia, Libinia, Loxorynchus, Pisa, Pisoides, Planobranchia, Scyra, Scyramathia, Tylocarcinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Junction of the road to Old Pera and the Bowden Wharf (Pliocene of Jamaica)

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