Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae
Synonym: Plioaxius Fraaije et al. 2011
Parent taxon: Axiidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Fraaije et al. 2011, Franţescu 2014, Hyzny et al. 2017, Karasawa and Fudouji 2000, Rathbun 1918, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthaxius, Aperiopyxis, Aptaxiopsis, Axiopsis, Calocarides, Campanaxius, Coralaxiinae, Cretaxiopsis, Devonoaxius, Dorphinaxius, Etallonia, Hinecaris, Huxleycaris, Libanoaxius, Magila, Megachela, Paraxiopsis, Protaxius, Reschia, Schlueteria, Schluteria
Subtaxa: Axius armatus Axius fontannesi Axius hofstedtae Axius lineadactylus Axius reticulatus Axius serratus Axius stirhynchus Axius texensis
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), the Netherlands (1)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
• Oligocene of Denmark (2), Japan (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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