Neptunus (crab)

Short description: Extinct genus of crabs

Neptunus

Temporal range: Miocene–Quaternary

PreЄ

[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

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.[1]

## Species

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

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Paleobiology Database
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Life

Wikidata ☰ Q13893879 entry

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