Paranephrops White 1842 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parastacidae

Parent taxon: Parastacidae according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016

See also Rode and Babcock 2003 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Aenigmastacus, Astacopsis, Austrolestidion, Lammuastacus, Palaeoechinastacus

Subtaxa: Paranephrops fordycei

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gordons Valley 3 (Quaternary of New Zealand)

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