Paronacarcinus Beschin et al. 2009 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, and G. Tessier. 2009. The decapod crustacean from the Upper Eocene of Parona (Veronese Lessini - NE Italy). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 16:5-22

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

See also Beschin et al. 2009 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Agostella, Baricarcinus, Cyclocorystes, Dynomenopsis, Feldmannicarcinus, Lobonotus, Nitotacarcinus, Paratumidocarcinus, Pulalius, Styracocarcinus, Titanocarcinus, Tumidocarcinus, Xanthilites

Subtaxa: Paronacarcinus spinosus

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Parona, Eocene (Eocene of Italy)

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