Jasus Parker 1883 (spiny lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae
Parent taxon: Palinuridae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2015
See also Feldmann and Keys 1992, Garassino 2001, Glaessner 1960, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Archaeocarabus, Archaeopalinurus, Astacodes, Eurycarpus, Justitia, Linuparus, Palaeopalinurus, Palinurellus, Palinurina, Palinurus, Panulirus, Parallelogastrus, Phalangites, Projasus, Puerulus, Rugafarius, Yunnanopalinura
Subtaxa: Jasus edwardsii Jasus flemingi Jasus verreauxi
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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