Gemmacarcinus fossatus Muller and Collins 1991 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: P. Muller and J. S. H. Collins. 1991. Late Eocene Coral-Associated Decapods (Crustacea) From Hungary. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 28(2-3):47-92

Belongs to Gemmacarcinus according to H. Karasawa et al. 2019

See also Muller and Collins 1991 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxon: Gemmacarcinus planus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Szepvolgy Limestory Facies 4, which is in a Paleogene marine limestone in Hungary

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Szepvolgy Limestory Facies 4

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