Protocallianassa mortoni Pilsbry 1901 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae

Full reference: H. A. Pilsbry. 1901. Crustacea of the Cretaceous Formation of New Jersey. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia 53(1):111-118

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

Sister taxa: Protocallianassa antarctica, Protocallianassa antiqua, Protocallianassa archiaci, Protocallianassa australica, Protocallianassa bohemica, Protocallianassa brevis, Protocallianassa caucasica, Protocallianassa cenomanensis, Protocallianassa cliffwoodensis, Protocallianassa elongata, Protocallianassa faujasi, Protocallianassa gracilis, Protocallianassa klofi, Protocallianassa patagonica, Protocallianassa pilsbryi, Protocallianassa pleuralum, Protocallianassa praecepta, Protocallianassa russelli, Protocallianassa saetosa, Protocallianassa sarysuensis, Protocallianassa tourtiae

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (21: Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico collections)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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