Phrynolambrus pentagonus Quayle and Collins 1981 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

originally assigned to Parthenope (Pseudolambrus) in this reference but this was later changed.

Full reference: W. J. Quayle and J. S. H. Collins. 1981. New Eocene crabs from the Hampshire Basin. Palaeontology 24(4):733-758

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

Sister taxa: Phrynolambrus corallinus, Phrynolambrus italicus, Phrynolambrus sagittalis, Phrynolambrus weinfurteri

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phrynolambrus pentagonus in the database

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