Palaeastacus sussexiensis Mantell 1824 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae

Synonyms: Enoploclytia brevimana M'Coy 1849, Hoploparia scabra Bell 1863, Palaeastacus dixoni Bell 1850, Palaeastacus scaber Bell 1863, Phlyctisoma granulatum Bell 1863, Pustulina granulata Bell 1863

Belongs to Palaeastacus according to J. Devillez et al. 2016

See also Bell 1863, Feldmann et al. 2015, M'Coy 1849, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and van Straelen 1936

Sister taxa: Palaeastacus argoviensis, Palaeastacus cenomaniensis, Palaeastacus decoratus, Palaeastacus deslongchampsi, Palaeastacus edwardsi, Palaeastacus foersteri, Palaeastacus foersteridup, Palaeastacus fuciformis, Palaeastacus haidaensis, Palaeastacus kimzeyi, Palaeastacus loryi, Palaeastacus macrodactylus, Palaeastacus meyeri, Palaeastacus numismalis, Palaeastacus ornatus, Palaeastacus plauensis, Palaeastacus poeschli, Palaeastacus rothgaengerae, Palaeastacus selmaensis, Palaeastacus terraereginae, Palaeastacus trisulcatus, Palaeastacus uranusiensis, Palaeastacus walkeri

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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