Acanthacaris Bate 1988 (clawed lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Parent taxon: Nephropidae according to D. Tshudy and U. Sorhannus 2000

Sister taxa: Cardirhynchus, Dinochelus, Eoacanthacaris, Eunephrops, Homarinus, Homarus, Hoploparia, Jagtia, Metahomarus, Metanephrops, Nephropides, Nephropinae, Nephrops, Nephropsis, Oncopareia, Palaeohomarus, Palaeonephrops, Paraclythia, Pseudohomarus, Thaumastocheles, Thaumastochelopsis, Thymopides, Thymops, Thymopsis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthacaris in the database

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