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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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