Goneplax Leach 1814 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Alternative spelling: Gonoplax

Parent taxon: Goneplacidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022

See also Garassino et al. 2004, Karasawa and Kato 2003, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Albaidaplax, Amydrocarcinus, Astiplax, Carcinoplacinae, Carcinoplax, Carinocarcinoidinae, Entricoplax, Euryplacinae, Goneplacinae, Kowaicarcinus, Mathildellinae, Neogoneplax, Ommatocarcinus, Psopheticus

Subtaxa: Goneplax arenicola Goneplax carnuntinus Goneplax impressa Goneplax rhomboides Goneplax sacci

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Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (4 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (2)

• Pliocene of Italy (3)

• Miocene of Italy (2), New Zealand (1), Spain (1)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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