†Zygastrocarcinus cardsmithi Bishop 1986 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Homolidae
Full reference: G. A. Bishop. 1986. A New Crab, Zygastrocarcinus cardsmithi (Crustacea, Decapoda), from the Lower Pierre Shale, Southeastern Montana. Journal of Paleontology 60(5):1097-1102
Belongs to Zygastrocarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Bishop 1986
Sister taxa: Zygastrocarcinus carolinasensis, Zygastrocarcinus griesi, Zygastrocarcinus mendryki, Zygastrocarcinus waagei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at 12 Mile Crossing (Cretaceous of Montana)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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