Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, J. Fam, W. A. Hessin, S. W. Hetrick, T. G. Nyborg, and R. L. M. Ross. 2003. Cretaceous and Eocene Decapod Crustaceans from Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada. NRC Research Press 1-66

Belongs to Neocallichirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Schweitzer et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Neocallichirus aetodes, Neocallichirus agadirensis, Neocallichirus allegranzii, Neocallichirus angelikae, Neocallichirus bacatus, Neocallichirus bona, Neocallichirus borensis, Neocallichirus dijki, Neocallichirus fortisi, Neocallichirus hattai, Neocallichirus horneri, Neocallichirus matsoni, Neocallichirus nishikawai, Neocallichirus okamotoi, Neocallichirus peraensis, Neocallichirus porterensis, Neocallichirus quisquellanus, Neocallichirus rhinos, Neocallichirus rodfeldmanni, Neocallichirus sakiae, Neocallichirus scotti, Neocallichirus vaughani, Neocallichirus wellsi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Shelter Point, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian submarine fan mudstone/siltstone in the Northumberland Formation of Canada

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Shelter Point

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