Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Full reference: R. M. Feldmann and P. A. Maxwell. 1990. Late Eocene decapod Crustacea from north Westland, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 64(5):779-797

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

See also Feldmann and Keys 1992 and Feldmann and Maxwell 1990

Sister taxa: Notomithrax angustifrons, Notomithrax minor, Notomithrax ursus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Te Miko (Unit 2), which is in a Kaiatan offshore sandstone in the Island Sandstone Formation of New Zealand

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Te Miko (Unit 2)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.