Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae
Full reference: S. L. Jakobsen and J. S. H. Collins. 1997. New middle Danian species of anomuran and brachyuran crabs from Fakse, Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 44:89-100
Parent taxon: Munidopsidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Beschin et al. 2016, Busulini et al. 2019, Jakobsen and Collins 1997, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Ambulocapsa, Ankylokypha, Aulavescus, Brazilomunida, Bullariscus, Calteagalathea, Cracensigillatus, Cristinagalathea, Culmenformosa, Gastrosacus, Mizunotengus, Munidopsis, Octoeurax, Palaeomunidopsis, Palmunidopsis, Pegomyrmekella, Raymunida, Shinkaia, Shinkaiinae, Vetoplautus
Subtaxa: Faxegalathea platyspinosa Faxegalathea valeccensis
Type: Faxegalathea platyspinosa
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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