Tumidomaia mokattamensis Feldmann et al. 2011 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, O. Bennett, O. D. Franţescu, N. Resar and A. Trudeau. 2011. New Eocene Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Egypt. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 262:323-353

Belongs to Tumidomaia according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Tumidomaia batalleri, Tumidomaia priabonensis

Type specimen: SMNS 61862, a carapace

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tumidomaia mokattamensis in the database

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