Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Alternative spelling: Cancer (Metacarcinus)
Parent taxon: Cancrinae according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019
See also Berglund and Goedert 1996, Conkle et al. 2006, Feldmann et al. 2006, Karasawa 1993, Nations 1975, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and van Bakel et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Anatolikos, Anisospinos, Cancer, Ceronnectes, Cyclocancer, Glebocarcinus, Microdium, Notocarcinus, Platepistoma, Romaleon, Santeecarcinus, Sarahcarcinus
Subtaxa: Cancer (Metacarcinus) magister Metacarcinus anthonyi Metacarcinus danai Metacarcinus davidi Metacarcinus goederti Metacarcinus gracilis Metacarcinus granti Metacarcinus izumoensis Metacarcinus jenniferae Metacarcinus magister Metacarcinus minutoserratus Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Metacarcinus starri Metacarcinus starridup Metacarcinus tenax
Type: Cancer magister
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), New Zealand (3), United States (29: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), United States (8: California)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Japan (1), New Zealand (2), United States (10: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 57 collections including 69 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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