Linuparus pustulosus Feldmann et al. 1977 (spiny lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, G. A. Bishop, and T. W. Kammer. 1977. Macrurous Decapods from the Bearpaw Shale (Cretaceous: Campanian) of Northeastern Montana. Journal of Paleontology 51(6):1161-1180

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

See also Feldmann et al. 1977

Sister taxa: Linuparus (Linuparus), Linuparus adkinsi, Linuparus africanus, Linuparus bererensis, Linuparus bigranulatus, Linuparus canadensis, Linuparus carteri, Linuparus dentatus, Linuparus duelmenensis, Linuparus dzheirantuiensis, Linuparus eocenicus, Linuparus euthymei, Linuparus grimmeri, Linuparus hantscheli, Linuparus japonicus, Linuparus keysi, Linuparus kleinfelderi, Linuparus korura, Linuparus laevicephalus, Linuparus macellarii, Linuparus petkovici, Linuparus qualitus, Linuparus richardsi, Linuparus schluteri, Linuparus scyllariformis, Linuparus secretanae, Linuparus shacklefordae, Linuparus sordidus, Linuparus spinosus, Linuparus stolleyi, Linuparus straili, Linuparus tarrantensis, Linuparus texanus, Linuparus trigonus, Linuparus vancouverensis, Linuparus watkinsi, Linuparus wilcoxensis, Linuparus (Eolinuparus) vancouverensis, Linuparus (Podocrates) spinosus, Linuparus (Podocratus) richardsi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Near top of Pierre Shale, 4 mi N of Missouri River, 40 mi SW of Glasgow, Montana (Cretaceous of Montana )

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