Pseudocarcinus

Pseudocarcinus is a genus of crab that contains two species, an extant species Tasmanian giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) and the fossil species Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri from the Miocene of New Zealand.^[1]

Pseudocarcinus Temporal range: Miocene - Recent
Tasmanian giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Menippidae
Genus:	Pseudocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
Species
Pseudocarcinus gigas (Tasmanian giant crab) †Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri