Neptunus (crab)

Updated on Nov 20, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Brachyura Family Portunidae Higher classification Crustacean Order Decapoda		Subphylum Crustacea Superfamily Portunoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Similar Crustacean, Decapoda, Palaeocarpilius, Arthropod, Harpactocarcinus

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

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

Species

Neptunus granulatus † (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

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