Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ctenochelidae
Full reference: A. Busulini and C. Beschin. 2009. Prima segnalazione di crostacei decapodi nella "Marna di Possagno" (Eocene superiore - Italia Nordorientale). Lavori - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 34:111-118
Belongs to Ctenocheles according to A. Busulini et al. 2012
See also Busulini and Beschin 2009 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Ctenocheles anderseni, Ctenocheles balsii, Ctenocheles chattiensis, Ctenocheles collini, Ctenocheles cookei, Ctenocheles cultellus, Ctenocheles fabianii, Ctenocheles falciformis, Ctenocheles hokoensis, Ctenocheles inaequidens, Ctenocheles madagascariensis, Ctenocheles maorianus, Ctenocheles ornatus, Ctenocheles pectiniformis, Ctenocheles rupeliensis, Ctenocheles secretanae, Ctenocheles sereaensis, Ctenocheles sujakui, Ctenocheles valdellae, Ctenocheles victor
Type specimen: PO02, a claw. Its type locality is Possagno (PO collection), which is in a Priabonian coastal sandstone in Italy.
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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