†Branchiocarcinus Vega et al. 1995 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lithophylacidae
Parent taxon: Lithophylacidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer et al. 2003, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Icriobranchiocarcinus, Icriocarcinus, Lithophylax
Subtaxa: Branchiocarcinus cornatus
Type: Branchiocarcinus cornatus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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