Speocarcinus
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Speocarcinus is a genus of crab
s in the family Xanthidae
, containing six extant species, and one fossil species from the Late Miocene
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Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Xanthidae
Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. They are often brightly coloured and are poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is known...
, containing six extant species, and one fossil species from the Late Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
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- Speocarcinus carolinensis Stimpson, 1859
- Speocarcinus granulimanus Rathbun, 1894
- Speocarcinus lobatus Guinot, 1969
- Speocarcinus meloi D'Incao & Gomes da Silva, 1992
- Speocarcinus monotuberculatus Falder & Rabalais, 1986
- Speocarcinus spinicarpus Guinot, 1969
- † Speocarcinus berglundi Tucker et al., 1994