Raniliformis ornata De Angeli and Beschin 2007 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Raninidae

Full reference: A. De Angeli and C. Beschin. 2007. I crostacei Notopodinae (Brachyura, Raninidae) del Terziario del Vicentino (Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 14:25-42

Belongs to Raniliformis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Beschin et al. 2016 and De Angeli and Beschin 2007

Sister taxa: Raniliformis baltica, Raniliformis bellini, Raniliformis chevrona, Raniliformis clampensis, Raniliformis eocaenica, Raniliformis occlusa, Raniliformis prebaltica

Type specimen: MCZ 2679. Its type locality is Cava Boschetto di Chiampo (Museo Civico G. Zannato collection), which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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