Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae
Full reference: A. de Angeli and A. Garassino. 2002. Galatheid, chirostylid and porcellanid decapods (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from the Eocene and Oligocene of Vicenza (N Italy). Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 30(3):1-40
Belongs to Petrolisthes according to C. Beschin et al. 2018
See also de Angeli and Garassino 2002 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Petrolisthes avitus, Petrolisthes elongatus, Petrolisthes haydni, Petrolisthes lauensis, Petrolisthes lineatus, Petrolisthes magnus, Petrolisthes miocaenicus, Petrolisthes myakkensis, Petrolisthes striatissimus, Petrolisthes tuberculatus, Petrolisthes vicetinus, Petrolisthes violacea
Type specimen: MCZ 2243, a carapace. Its type locality is Cava Orgiano, San Feliciano Hill, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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