Lovaracarcinus De Angeli and Beschin 2010 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae

Full reference: A. De Angeli and C. Beschin. 2010. Lovaracarcinus granulatus gen. nov., sp. nov., nuovo brachiuro Eocenico della valle del Chiampo (Vicenza-Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 17:29-34

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

See also Beschin et al. 2016, De Angeli and Beschin 2010 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Amekicarcinus, Fredericia, Harpactocarcinus, Harpactoxanthopsis, Martinetta, Neozanthopsis, Zanthopsis

Subtaxa: Lovaracarcinus granulatus

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Type: Lovaracarcinus granulatus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cava Lovara, Chiampo (Eocene of Italy)

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