Trechmannius circularis Collins and Donovan 2006 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Full reference: J. S. H. Collins and S. K. Donovan. 2006. New decapod crustaceans from the Palaeogene of Jamaica. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 33:59-65

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

See also Luque et al. 2017 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH IC 452, a carapace. Its type locality is Fellowship, parish of Portland, which is in a Danian submarine fan sandstone in the Richmond Formation of Jamaica.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Fellowship, parish of Portland

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