Chlinocephalus Ristori 1886 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Euryplacidae

Full reference: G. Ristori. 1886. I crostacei brachiuri a anomuri del Pliocene Italiano. Bollettino della Societá Geologica Italiana 5:93-128

Parent taxon: Euryplacidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022

See also Garassino et al. 2004, Karasawa and Kato 2003, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Baldoplax, Chirinocarcinus, Corallicarcinus, Eucrate, Euryplax, Orbitoplax, Paleopsopheticus, Prealpiplax, Simonellia, Stoaplax, Viaplax

Subtaxa: Chlinocephalus demissifrons Chlinocephalus subovalis

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Type: Chlinocephalus demissifrons

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections)

• Pliocene of Italy (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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