Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae
Full reference: W. C. Blow and R. B. Manning. 1996. Preliminary descriptions of 25 new decapod crustaceans from the middle Eocene of the Carolinas, U.S.A. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 29:1-26
Belongs to Eriosachila according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Blow and Manning 1996, Schweitzer et al. 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2007 and Schweitzer et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Eriosachila bajaensis, Eriosachila bartholomaeensis, Eriosachila cubensis, Eriosachila cuvillieri, Eriosachila orri, Eriosachila rathbunae, Eriosachila robertsi, Eriosachila rossi, Eriosachila terryi
Type specimen: USNM 484551, a carapace. Its type locality is USGS 26878, Martin Marietta Georgetown quarry, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in the Santee Formation of South Carolina.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: South Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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