Decanet taxon details
Cancer proavitus Packard, 1900 †
1642943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1642943)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Packard, A.S. (1900). A new fossil crab from the Miocene greensand-bed of Gayhead, Martha's Vineyard with remarks on the phylogeny of the genus <i>Cancer</i>. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 36: 1-9, pls. 1-2. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Cancer proavitus Packard, 1900 †. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1642943 on 2025-09-12
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Packard, A.S. (1900). A new fossil crab from the Miocene greensand-bed of Gayhead, Martha's Vineyard with remarks on the phylogeny of the genus <i>Cancer</i>. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 36: 1-9, pls. 1-2. [details]