Planoprosopon rhathamingus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann. 2009. New species of Longodromitidae Schweitzer and Feldmann, 2009, from the Ernstbrunn Formation, Late Jurassic (Tithonian), Austria. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 111:207-224

Belongs to Planoprosopon according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009

Sister taxa: Planoprosopon aequus, Planoprosopon conspicuus, Planoprosopon cornutus, Planoprosopon dumosus, Planoprosopon heydeni, Planoprosopon hystricosus, Planoprosopon kashimaensis, Planoprosopon major, Planoprosopon quadratum, Planoprosopon schweigerti, Planoprosopon thiedeae

Type specimen: NHMW 1990/0041/3015a, a carapace. Its type locality is Ernstbrunn Quarry Dorfles V (NHMW collection), which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Ernstbrunn Formation of Austria.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ernstbrunn Quarry Dorfles V (NHMW collection)

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