Calappa pavimenta Schweitzer et al. 2006 (box crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, M. Iturralde-Vinent, J. L. Hetler and J. Velez-Juarbe. 2006. Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean. Annals of Carnegie Museum 75(2):111-136

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

See also Luque et al. 2017 and Schweitzer et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Calappa chungii, Calappa costaricana, Calappa depressa, Calappa earlei, Calappa flammea, Calappa gallus, Calappa granulata, Calappa granulatus, Calappa heberti, Calappa hepatica, Calappa japonica, Calappa lanensis, Calappa laraensis, Calappa lienharti, Calappa lophos, Calappa madoerensis, Calappa matzkei, Calappa nitida, Calappa oboui, Calappa ocalanus, Calappa philargius, Calappa praelata, Calappa protopustulosa, Calappa pustulosa, Calappa restricta, Calappa robertsi, Calappa sahelensis, Calappa sangiranensis, Calappa sexaspinosa, Calappa springeri, Calappa zinsmeisteri, Calappa zurcheri

Type specimen: USNM 527069. Its type locality is San Sebastian, which is in an Aquitanian/Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone in the Lares Formation of Puerto Rico.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Puerto Rico (1 collection), United States (1: Puerto Rico)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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