Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae
Alternative combination: Rhachiosoma granuliferum
Full reference: M. F. Glaessner. 1960. The fossil decapod Crustacea of New Zealand and the evolution of the Order Decapoda. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 31:1-79
Belongs to Maeandricampus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Maeandricampus americanus, Maeandricampus granuliferus, Maeandricampus starri, Maeandricampus triangulum
Type specimen: NZGS DC 232, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Milburn Quarry, which is in a Chattian carbonate limestone in the Milburn Limestone Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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