†Macrocheira teglandi Rathbun 1926 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrocheiridae
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1926. The fossil stalk-eyed Crustacea of the Pacific slope of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 138:1-155
Belongs to Macrocheira according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer 2001 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999
Sister taxa: Macrocheira columbiaensis, Macrocheira ginzanensis, Macrocheira jayi, Macrocheira kaempferi, Macrocheira longirostra, Macrocheira sullivani, Macrocheira yabei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (6: Washington collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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