Tumidocarcinus
| Tumidocarcinus Temporal range:
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| Tumidocarcinus giganteus fossil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | †Tumidocarcinidae |
| Genus: | †Tumidocarcinus (*Glaessner, 1960) |
Tumidocarcinus is an extinct genus of large crabs in the family Tumidocarcinidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Tumidocarcinus dentatus
- Tumidocarcinus foersteri
- Tumidocarcinus giganteus
- Tumidocarcinus tumidus
- Tumidocarcinus victoriensis
It is a host of the parasitic Kentrogonida barnacles.[2]
Fossil record
[edit]This genus is known in the fossil record from the Eocene to the Miocene epoch.[1] Most species of Tumidocarcinus are known from New Zealand and Australia, however, T. foersteri is known from the La Meseta Formation from Seymour Island, Antarctica.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Feldmann, R. (1998). Parasitic castration of the crab, Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner, from the Miocene of New Zealand: Coevolution within the Crustacea. Journal of Paleontology, 72(3), 493-498. doi:10.1017/S0022336000024264
- ^ Aguirre-Urreta, M., Marenssi, S., & Santillana, S. (1995). A new Eocene crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Seymour Island, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 7(3), 277-281. doi:10.1017/S0954102095000381
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