†Tutus granulosus Collins et al. 2009 (box crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae
Full reference: J. S. H. Collins, R. W. Portell, and S. K. Donovan. 2009. Decapod crustaceans from the Neogene of the Caribbean: diversity, distribution and prospectus. Scripta Geologica 138:55-111
Belongs to Tutus according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019
See also Collins et al. 2009, Luque et al. 2017 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH In. 63675, a carapace. Its type locality is Tintamarre, which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Lowlands Formation of North Atlantic.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tintamarre
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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