†Tyrannophontes Schram 1969 (mantis shrimp)
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Malacostraca - Stomatopoda - Tyrannophontidae
Full reference: F.R. Schram. 1969. Some Middle Pennsylvanian Hoplocarida (Crustacea) and their phylogenetic significance. Fieldiana Geology 12:235-289
Parent taxon: Tyrannophontidae according to F.R. Schram 2010
See also Schram 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Tyrannophontes acanthocercus Tyrannophontes theridion
Type: Tyrannophontes theridion
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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