Malacostraca - Decapoda - Glaessneropsidae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, and W. R. Wahl. 2008. Ekalakia (Decapoda: Brachyura): The preservation of eyes links Cretaceous crabs to Jurassic ancestors. Journal of Paleontology 82(5):1030-1034
Belongs to Ekalakia according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2012
See also Feldmann et al. 2008 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Ekalakia lamberti
Type specimen: USNM 536328, a carapace. Its type locality is Highway 270, Redbird, which is in a Maastrichtian marine shale in the Pierre Shale Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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