Neptunus (crab)

Neptunus is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Portunidae.

Neptunus
Temporal range: Miocene–Quaternary [1]
Neptunus granulatus from Montpellier, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Superfamily:
Portunoidea
Family:
Portunidae
Genus:
Neptunus

de Haan 1839

These epifaunal carnivores lived during the Eocene of India, Miocene of Brazil and Quaternary of United States, from 37.2 to 0.0 Ma.[1]

Species
  • Neptunus granulatus † (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) [2]

References
  1. The Paleobiology Database
  2. Encyclopedia of Life


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