Goneplax formosa Ristori 1886 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Synonym: Goneplax meneghinii Ristori 1886

Full reference: G. Ristori. 1886. I crostacei brachiuri a anomuri del Pliocene Italiano. Bollettino della Societá Geologica Italiana 5:93-128

Belongs to Goneplax according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Ristori 1886

Sister taxa: Goneplax arenicola, Goneplax carnuntinus, Goneplax impressa, Goneplax rhomboides, Goneplax sacci

Type specimens:

  • Goneplax formosa: Its type locality is Rapolano (Siena), which is in a Pliocene marine mudstone in Italy
  • Goneplax meneghinii: Its type locality is Rapolano (Siena), which is in a Pliocene marine mudstone in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rapolano (Siena)

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