†Nephrops aequus Rathbun 1920 (clawed lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1920. Additions to West Indian Tertiary decapod crustaceans. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 58:381-384
Belongs to Nephrops according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Rathbun 1920
Sister taxa: Nephrops americanus, Nephrops costatus, Nephrops geoffroyi, Nephrops kvistgaardae, Nephrops maoensis, Nephrops naoensis, Nephrops norvegicus, Nephrops reedi
Type specimen: USNM 328231, a claw. Its type locality is USGS 8526, Cercado de Mao, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Cercado Formation of the Dominican Republic.
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS 8526, Cercado de Mao
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