Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, P. A. Maxwell and B. M. Kelley. 2008. Fossil isopod and decapod crustaceans from the Kowai Formation (Pliocene) near Makikihi, South Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 51:43-58
Belongs to Cirolana according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Cirolana aptiana, Cirolana bretoni, Cirolana centinelensis, Cirolana cranchii, Cirolana enigma, Cirolana feldmanni, Cirolana garassinoi, Cirolana longirostra, Cirolana summesbergeri, Cirolana titanophila
Type specimen: Its type locality is Makikihi River, which is in a Piacenzian marine sandstone in the Kowai Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Makikihi River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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