Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Full reference: W. C. Blow and R. B. Manning. 1997. A new genus, Martinetta, and two new species of xanthoid crabs from the middle Eocene Santee Limestone of South Carolina. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 30:171-180
Belongs to Martinetta according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018
See also Blow and Manning 1997, Schweitzer 2003 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM496363. Its type locality is Southern Aggregates Orangeburg Quarry (Santee Limestone), which is in a Lutetian offshore shelf limestone in the Santee Limestone Formation of South Carolina.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: South Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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