Plagiophthalmus oviformis Bell 1863 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Full reference: T. Bell. 1863. A Monograph of the Fossil Malacostracous Crustacea, Part II. Crustacea of the Gault and Greensand. Palaeontographical Society Monograph 14(63):1-40

Belongs to Plagiophthalmus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2012

See also Bell 1863, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and van Straelen 1936

Sister taxa: Plagiophthalmus collinsi, Plagiophthalmus nitonensis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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