Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae
Alternative combination: Mithracia oppioni
Full reference: C. Larghi. 2002. Mithracia oppionii sp. nov. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Eocene of Chiampo (Vicenza, Italy). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 29:61-68
Belongs to Mithracia according to C. Beschin et al. 2016
See also Larghi 2002 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Mithracia hollandi, Mithracia libinioides, Mithracia lovatoi, Mithracia margaritifera, Mithracia soavensis
Type specimen: IG286342, a carapace. Its type locality is Cava Lovara, Chiampo, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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