Actinotocarcinus

Actinotocarcinus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Epialtidae
Subfamily:	† Actinotocarcininae
Genus:	† Actinotocarcinus ; Jenkins, 1974
Type species
	Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi; Jenkins, 1974
Species
	A. chidgeyiJenkins, 1974; A. maclauchlaniFeldmann, 1993;

Last updated April 15, 2025

Actinotocarcinus is an extinct genus of Miocene crab, and is the only genus in the subfamily Actinotocarcininae of the family Epialtidae,^[2] 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.^[1]^[4]

References

1 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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. Bibcode:1993NZJGG..36..201F. doi: 10.1080/00288306.1993.9514568 .

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[Jenkins-1] 1 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.

[Grave-2] 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.

[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. Bibcode:1993NZJGG..36..201F. doi: 10.1080/00288306.1993.9514568 .

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