†Lyreidina pyriformis Fraaye and van Bakel 1998 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lyreididae
Full reference: R. H. B. Fraaye and B. W. M. van Bakel. 1998. New raninid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the late Maastrichtian of the Netherlands. Geologie en Mijnbouw 76:293-299
Belongs to Lyreidina according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018
See also Karasawa et al. 2014 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MAK k. 2251. Its type locality is ENCI-Maastricht B.V. quarry (Nekum), which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal chalk in the Maastricht Formation of the Netherlands.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at ENCI Nederland BV quarry - GeoCentrum Brabant Collection MAK k. 2251
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