Paradoxilissopsa Schweitzer et al. 2011 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Orithopsidae

Synonym: Lissopsis [replaced name]

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, P. C. Dworschak, and J. W. Martin. 2011. Replacement names for several fossil Decapoda. Journal of Crustacean Biology 31:361-363

Parent taxon: Orithopsidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018

See also Karasawa et al. 2014, Schweitzer et al. 2011, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aetocarcinus, Anoplocarcinus, Bellcarcinus, Cherpiocarcinus, Chronocancer, Colombicarcinus, Cristella, Marycarcinus, Orithopsis, Paradoxicarcinus, Planocarcinus, Shazella, Silvacarcinus, Texicancer

Subtaxa: Lissopsis transiens Paradoxilissopsa transiens

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Type: Lissopsis transiens

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Paradoxilissopsa in the database

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