Malacostraca - Decapoda - Homolidae
Originally named Homolopsis brightoni by Wright & Collins, 1972. Also noted that this species is also found in the Gault, Folkstone, and Cambridge Greensand formations
Alternative combination: Homolopsis brightoni
Full reference: C. W. Wright and J. S. H. Collins. 1972. British Cretaceous Crabs. Palaeontographical Society Monographs 1-114
Belongs to Latheticocarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Latheticocarcinus adelphinus, Latheticocarcinus affinis, Latheticocarcinus atlanticus, Latheticocarcinus brevis, Latheticocarcinus centurialis, Latheticocarcinus declinatus, Latheticocarcinus dispar, Latheticocarcinus italicus, Latheticocarcinus ludvigseni, Latheticocarcinus pikeae, Latheticocarcinus punctatus, Latheticocarcinus schlueteri, Latheticocarcinus shapiroi, Latheticocarcinus spinigus, Latheticocarcinus transiens, Metahomola atlantica
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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