†Protastacus politus Schlüter 1868
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Protastacidae
Alternative combination: Astacus politus
Full reference: C. Schlüter. 1868. Taxonomic names, in Neue Fische und Krebse aus der Kreide von Westfalen. Palaeontographica 15:269-305
Belongs to Protastacus according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016
See also Schlüter 1868 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Protastacus antiquus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Near Ochtrup, which is in a Valanginian/Hauterivian marginal marine siliciclastic in Germany
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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