Actinotocarcinus
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Subfamily: | Actinotocarcininae
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Genus: | Actinotocarcinus Jenkins, 1974 [2]
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Actinotocarcinus is an extinct genus of Miocene crab, and is the only genus in the subfamily Actinotocarcininae of the family Epialtidae,[1] though was originally classified in the family Majidae.[3] Actinotocarcinus comprises two species, A. chidgeyi, and A. maclauchlani, both from Miocene-aged marine strata of New Zealand.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Zdravko Števčić (2005). "The reclassification of Brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)" (PDF). Natura Croatica. 14 (Suppl. 1): 1–159.
- ^ Rodney M. Feldmann (1993). "Additions to the fossil decapod crustacean fauna of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 36 (2): 201–211. doi:10.1080/00288306.1993.9514568.