Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae
Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, A. Checchi and M. Mietto. 2006. Crostacei del Priaboniano di Priabona (Vicenza – Italia settentrionale). Lavori - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 31:95-112
Belongs to Petrochirus according to A. Busulini et al. 2012
See also Beschin et al. 2006 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Petrochirus bahamensis, Petrochirus bouvieri, Petrochirus diogenes, Petrochirus inequalis, Petrochirus mezi, Petrochirus minutus, Petrochirus priscus, Petrochirus savii, Petrochirus taylori
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grotta T. Poscola, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Italy.
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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