Trachynotocarcinus Wright and Collins 1972 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Synonym: Trachynotus Bell 1863 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Goniodromitidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2016

See also Schweitzer et al. 2003, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2012 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Biohermia, Cycloprosopon, Cyclothyreus, Distefania, Eodromites, Goniodromites, Maurimia, Microcorystes, Navarradromites, Palaeodromites, Paradistefania, Pithonoton, Plagiophthalmus, Sabellidromites, Trechmannius

Subtaxa: Trachynotocarcinus naglei Trachynotocarcinus sulcatus

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Type: Trachynotus sulcatus

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trachynotocarcinus in the database

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