Contributions to Zoology, 67 (4) 237-256 (1998)G. A. Bishop; R. M. Feldmann; F. Vega: The Dakoticancridae (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Mexico
Systematic keys to genera and species

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Chelipede key

1a Propodus twice as long as high, granulate .......................................... Dakoticancer overanus

1b Propodus as long as high ...................................................................................................... 2

2a Propodus smooth, bulbous, and small ........................................ Tetracarcinus subquadratus

2b Propodus not smooth ........................................................................................................... 3

3a Propodus granulate .............................................................................. Dakoticancer australis

2c Propodus spiny ............................................................................ Avitelmessus grapsoideus