Petrolisthes miocaenicus Karasawa 1993 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae

Full reference: H. Karasawa. 1993. Cenozoic Decapod Crustacea from Southwest Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (20)1-92

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

See also Karasawa 1993

Sister taxa: Petrolisthes avitus, Petrolisthes bittneri, Petrolisthes elongatus, Petrolisthes haydni, Petrolisthes lauensis, Petrolisthes lineatus, Petrolisthes magnus, Petrolisthes myakkensis, Petrolisthes striatissimus, Petrolisthes tuberculatus, Petrolisthes vicetinus, Petrolisthes violacea

Type specimen: MFM83021, a carapace

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Megami Cliff (Miocene to Miocene of Japan)

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