†Archaeocarabus vanuaensis Rathbun 1945 (spiny lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1945. Decapod Crustacea. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 181 373-383
Belongs to Archaeocarabus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Archaeocarabus bowerbanki, Archaeocarabus whitfieldi
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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