The phylogeny of box crab genera (Crustacea: Brachyura: Calappidae) with notes on their fossil record, biogeography and depth distribution

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 459-471

  Bellwood, Orpha ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Calappidae; Fossils; Habitat; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BOX CRAB; CRAB; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ACANTHOCARPUS; CALAPPA; CALAPPIDAE; CRYPTOSOMA; CYCLOES; CYCLOZODION; DECAPODA; MURSIA; PARACYCLOIS; PLATYMERA;

EID: 0031949467     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998003173     Document Type: Article

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