Bittnerilia dentata Beschin et al. 2005 (box crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, A. Checchi and G. Zarantonello. 2005. Crostacei Eocenici di Grola presso Spagnago (Vicenza, Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 12:5-35

Belongs to Bittnerilia according to C. Beschin et al. 2012

See also Beschin et al. 2005, Beschin and De Angeli 2008 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Bittnerilia eocaena, Bittnerilia eocaenus, Bittnerilia granosa, Bittnerilia pentagonalis

Type specimen: MCZ 2298 - I.G.296517. Its type locality is Grola di Cornedo Vicentino, near Spagnago, which is in a Lutetian marine breccia in Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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