Actinotocarcinus

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]

Actinotocarcinus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Epialtidae [1]
Subfamily:
Actinotocarcininae
Genus:
Actinotocarcinus

Jenkins, 1974 [2]
Type species
Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi
Jenkins, 1974
Species
  • A. chidgeyi Jenkins, 1974
  • A. maclauchlani Feldmann, 1993

References
  1. 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.
  2. R. J. F. Jenkins (1974). "A new spider-crab from the Miocene of New Zealand" (PDF). Palaeontology. 17 (4): 869–877. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-24.
  3. Zdravko Števčić (2005). "The reclassification of Brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)" (PDF). Natura Croatica. 14 (Suppl. 1): 1–159.
  4. 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.


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