Montezumella tubulata Rathbun 1930 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Montezumellidae

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1930. Fossil Decapod Crustaceans from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 78:1-10

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

See also Luque et al. 2017, Rathbun 1930, Schweitzer et al. 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2007 and Via 1970

Sister taxa: Montezumella amenosi, Montezumella casayetensis, Montezumella eichhorni, Montezumella elegans, Montezumella fraasi, Montezumella lamiensis, Montezumella microporosa, Montezumella pumicosa, Montezumella rutteni, Montezumella scabra

Type specimen: USNM 371095

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: California collection)

• Paleogene of Mexico (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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