Leucosilia Bell 1855 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Parent taxon: Ebaliinae according to H. Karasawa et al. 2019

See also Luque et al. 2017, Rathbun 1918, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcania, Cabrillia, Ebalia, Heteronucia, Hiplyra, Ilia, Iliacantha, Ixa, Ixoides, Leucosiraja, Lyphira, Merocryptus, Myra, Myropsis, Nucia, Nursia, Paranursia, Persephona, Philyra, Pseudophilyra, Pyrhila, Randallia, Ryphila, Speloeophorus, Tokoyo, Uhlias

Subtaxa: Leucosilia bananensis Leucosilia jurinei Leucosilia jurinii

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Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (2 collections)

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (5), Panama (3)

• Miocene of Panama (3)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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