†Tricarina gadvanensis Feldmann et al. 2007 (isopod)
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Malacostraca - Isopoda - Tricarinidae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, A. Kolahdouz, B. Biranvand and G. Schweigert. 2007. A new family, genus, and species of lobster (Decapoda: Achelata) from the Gadvan Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Iran. Journal of Paleontology 81(2):405-407
Belongs to Tricarina according to M. Hyžný et al. 2020
See also Feldmann et al. 2007, Feldmann et al. 2013 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CM 54197, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Khuzestan Plain well core, which is in a Barremian/Aptian marine shale/limestone in the Gadvan Formation of Iran.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Khuzestan Plain well core
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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