†Megokkos alaskensis Rathbun 1926 (crab)
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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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