Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chasmocarcinidae
Parent taxon: Chasmocarcininae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022
See also Beschin et al. 2015, Feldmann et al. 2003, Feldmann and Wilson 1988, Feldmann and Zinsmeister 1984, Karasawa and Kato 2003, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer and Karasawa 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Camatopsis, Chasmocarcinops, Collinsius, Falconoplax, Gillcarcinus, Hephthopelta, Mioplax, Orthakrolophos, Parapilumnus
Subtaxa: Chasmocarcinus chacei Chasmocarcinus chiloeensis Chasmocarcinus cylindricus Chasmocarcinus guerini Chasmocarcinus latipes Chasmocarcinus longipes Chasmocarcinus mississippiensis Chasmocarcinus obliquus Chasmocarcinus peresi Chasmocarcinus rathbuni Chasmocarcinus robertsi Chasmocarcinus seymourensis Chasmocarcinus typicus
Type: Chasmocarcinus typicus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (1 collection)
• Eocene of Antarctica (4), Italy (1), Spain (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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