Planoprosopon kashimaensis Kato et al. 2010 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Full reference: H. Kato, T. Toshinobu, and M. Taira. 2010. Late Jurassic Decapod Crustaceans from Northeast Japan. Palaeontology 53(4):761-770

Belongs to Planoprosopon according to H. Kato et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Planoprosopon aequus, Planoprosopon conspicuus, Planoprosopon cornutus, Planoprosopon dumosus, Planoprosopon heydeni, Planoprosopon hystricosus, Planoprosopon major, Planoprosopon quadratum, Planoprosopon rhathamingus, Planoprosopon schweigerti, Planoprosopon thiedeae

Type specimen: KHFM-220027, a carapace. Its type locality is North-side Cliff, Kamimano River, which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian marine sandstone in the Nakanosawa Formation of Japan.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at North-side Cliff, Kamimano River

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