Planoprosopon Schweitzer et al. 2007 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, and I. Lazar. 2007. Decapods from Jurassic (Oxfordian) sponge megafacies of Dobrogea, Romania and reconsideration of Nodoprosopon Beurlen, 1928. Neues Jahrbuch fur Palaontologie Abhandlungen 244(1):99-113

Parent taxon: Longodromitidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2012

See also Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Abyssophthalmus, Acareprosopon, Antarctiprosopon, Coelopus, Cuchiadromites, Dioratiopus, Garrafosopon, Glaessnerella, Juranecrocarcinus, Levashidromites, Longodromites, Navarrara, Pilidromia, Rosadromites, Vespridromites

Subtaxa: Planoprosopon aequus Planoprosopon conspicuus Planoprosopon cornutus Planoprosopon dumosus Planoprosopon heydeni Planoprosopon hystricosus Planoprosopon kashimaensis Planoprosopon major Planoprosopon quadratum Planoprosopon rhathamingus Planoprosopon schweigerti Planoprosopon thiedeae

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Austria (1 collection), France (1), Germany (2), Japan (1), Romania (2)

Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences

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