†Mithracia margaritifera Beschin et al. 1994 (spider crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, A. Angeli and G. Tessier. 1994. I crostacei Eocenici della Cava "Boschetto" di Nogarole Vicentino (VIcenza - Italia settentrionale. Lavori - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 19:159-215

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

See also Beschin et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Mithracia hollandi, Mithracia libinioides, Mithracia lovatoi, Mithracia oppionii, Mithracia soavensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cava Boschetto di Nogarole Vicentino (unit E, Nummulites beneharnensis zone), which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Italy

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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