Linuparus canadensis Whiteaves 1884 (spiny lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Alternative combinations: Hoploparia canadensis, Linuparus (Thenops) canadensis, Podocratus canadensis

Synonym: Linuparus atavus Ortmann 1897

Belongs to Linuparus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Bishop 1983, Feldmann and McPherson 1980, Rathbun 1926, Rathbun 1935, Schweitzer et al. 2003 and Woodward 1900

Sister taxa: Linuparus (Linuparus), Linuparus adkinsi, Linuparus africanus, Linuparus bererensis, Linuparus bigranulatus, Linuparus carteri, Linuparus dentatus, Linuparus duelmenensis, Linuparus dzheirantuiensis, Linuparus eocenicus, Linuparus euthymei, Linuparus grimmeri, Linuparus hantscheli, Linuparus japonicus, Linuparus keysi, Linuparus kleinfelderi, Linuparus korura, Linuparus laevicephalus, Linuparus macellarii, Linuparus petkovici, Linuparus pustulosus, Linuparus qualitus, Linuparus richardsi, Linuparus schluteri, Linuparus scyllariformis, Linuparus shacklefordae, Linuparus sordidus, Linuparus spinosus, Linuparus stolleyi, Linuparus straili, Linuparus tarrantensis, Linuparus texanus, Linuparus trigonus, Linuparus vancouverensis, Linuparus watkinsi, Linuparus wilcoxensis, Linuparus (Eolinuparus) vancouverensis, Linuparus (Podocrates) spinosus, Linuparus (Podocratus) richardsi

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (1: Illinois collection)

• Cretaceous of Canada (6: Alberta, British Columbia), United States (6: Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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