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Pseudocarcinus
Taxonomy
Pseudocarcinus was named by Milne-Edwards (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Cancer gigas.
It was assigned to Xanthidae by Glaessner (1960) and Feldmann and Keys (1992); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Menippinae by Schweitzer (2005) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); to Oziidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Menippidae by Schweitzer et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Xanthidae by Glaessner (1960) and Feldmann and Keys (1992); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Menippinae by Schweitzer (2005) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); to Oziidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Menippidae by Schweitzer et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1834 | Pseudocarcinus Milne-Edwards |
| 1960 | Pseudocarcinus Glaessner p. 23 |
| 1992 | Pseudocarcinus Feldmann and Keys p. 10 |
| 2002 | Pseudocarcinus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Pseudocarcinus Schweitzer p. 280 |
| 2006 | Pseudocarcinus Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 54 |
| 2010 | Pseudocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 132 |
| 2020 | Pseudocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 4 |
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G. Pseudocarcinus Milne-Edwards 1834
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Pseudocarcinus gigas Lamarck 1818 [Tasmania giant crab]
Pseudocarcinus mercenaria Say 1818
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available