Nephropsis midwayensis Rathbun 1935 (clawed lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160

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

Sister taxa: Nephropsis acanthura, Nephropsis holthuisi, Nephropsis macphersoin, Nephropsis serrata, Nephropsis stewarti, Nephropsis suhmi

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Prairie Creek and Pine Barren section / Prairie Creek and Allenton (Paleocene of Alabama)

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