Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lyreididae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann. 1992. The Genus Lyreidus de Haan, 1839 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Raninidae): Systematics and Biogeography. Journal of Paleontology 66(6):943-957
Belongs to Lyreidus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Lyreidus (Lyreidus), Lyreidus antarcticus, Lyreidus bennetti, Lyreidus brevifrons, Lyreidus elegans, Lyreidus fastigatus, Lyreidus hungaricus, Lyreidus lebuensis, Lyreidus rosenkrantzi, Lyreidus stenops, Lyreidus teodorii, Lyreidus teshimai, Lyreidus tridentatus, Lyreidus waitakiensis, Lysirude channeri, Lysirude hookeri, Lysirude paronae, Lysirude griffini, Lysirude nitidus
Type specimen: BAS IN 2397, a carapace. Its type locality is Cape Wiman, La Meseta Unit II, which is in a Lutetian coastal horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at WP40, Sadler Stacks, Seymour Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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