Ranina Explained

Ranina is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Raninidae.

Ranina ranina is the only extant species. All the others are extinct.

Fossils of these crabs have been found in the sediments of United States, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Australia from the Paleogene period to Recent (age range: 48.6 to 0.0 Ma).[1]

Species

Species within this genus include:[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=22686# Fossilworks
  2. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/ranina+ranina/match/1 Catalogue of life