Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae
Synonym: Zanthopsis rathbunae Kooser and Orr 1973 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann. 2000. New species of calappid crabs from Western North American and reconsideration of the Calappidae sensu lato. Journal of Paleontology 74(2):230-246
Belongs to Eriosachila according to E. P. Gustafson 2023
See also Kooser and Orr 1973, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000, Schweitzer et al. 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2007, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2019
Sister taxa: Eriosachila bajaensis, Eriosachila bartholomaeensis, Eriosachila cubensis, Eriosachila cuvillieri, Eriosachila petiti, Eriosachila rathbunae, Eriosachila robertsi, Eriosachila rossi, Eriosachila terryi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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