Leucosia persica Vega et al. 2010 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Full reference: F. J. Vega, H. Gholamalian, and A. Bahrami. 2010. First record of Miocene crustaceans from Hormozgan Province, southern Iran. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 84:485-493

Belongs to Leucosia according to F. J. Vega et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Leucosia anatum, Leucosia calcarata, Leucosia craniolaris, Leucosia longiangulata, Leucosia martini, Leucosia ovalata, Leucosia perlata, Leucosia pubescens, Leucosia serenei, Leucosia subrhomboidalis, Leucosia subrhomboidea, Leucosia taiwanica, Leucosia takamii, Leucosia tricarinata, Leucosia tutongensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Suru, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian carbonate limestone in the Mishan Formation of Iran

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Suru

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