Archaeoplax Stimpson 1863 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Geryonidae

Parent taxon: Geryoninae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also Collins and Morris 1975, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Karasawa et al. 2008, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chaceon, Geryon

Subtaxa: Archaeoplax signifera

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Type: Archaeoplax signifera

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Massachusetts collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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