Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chasmocarcinidae
Full reference: J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1978. New Lower Tertiary Crabs from Pakistan. Palaeontology 21(4):957-981
Parent taxon: Chasmocarcininae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022
See also Collins and Morris 1978, Karasawa and Kato 2003, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2004, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Camatopsis, Chasmocarcinops, Chasmocarcinus, Collinsius, Falconoplax, Hephthopelta, Mioplax, Orthakrolophos, Parapilumnus
Subtaxa: Gillcarcinus amphora
Type: Gillcarcinus amphora
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Pakistan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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