Megokkos alaskensis Rathbun 1926 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macropipidae

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1926. The fossil stalk-eyed Crustacea of the Pacific slope of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 138:1-155

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

Sister taxa: Megokkos feldmanni, Megokkos hexagonalis, Megokkos macrospinus

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (6: Alaska, Oregon, Washington collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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