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Polyonyx Stimpson 1858 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae

Parent taxon: Porcellanidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Muller and Collins 1991, Santos et al. 2009 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Ancylocheles, Beripetrolisthes, Cretacolana, Disipia, Eopetrolisthes, Lobipetrolisthes, Longoporcellana, Megalobrachium, Montemagrelisthes, Pachycheles, Paraporcellana, Petrocheles, Petrolisthes, Pisidia, Porcellana, Spathagalathea, Vibrissalana

Subtaxa: Polyonyx arcuatus Polyonyx transversus

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Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Szepvolgy Limestory Facies 4 ( of Hungary)

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