†Planobranchia Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Parent taxon: Pisinae according to F. A. Ferratges et al. 2023

See also Artal et al. 2014, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Schweitzer et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Chorilia, Eoparanaxia, Grolamaia, Herbstia, Hyastenus, Lessiniamathia, Libinia, Loxorynchus, Pisa, Pisoides, Rochinia, Scyra, Scyramathia, Tylocarcinus

Subtaxa: Planobranchia egyptensis Planobranchia elongata Planobranchia laevis Planobranchia palmuelleri Planobranchia simplex

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Type: Micromaia laevis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection), Spain (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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