Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1928. Two new crabs from the Eocene of Texas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 73:1-6
Belongs to Neozanthopsis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Neozanthopsis achalzicus, Neozanthopsis bruckmanni, Neozanthopsis carolinensis, Neozanthopsis rathbunae, Neozanthopsis sonthofenensis, Neozanthopsis sonthofensis, Neozanthopsis tridentata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Brazos Valley, Little Brazos Creek, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Cook Mountain Formation of Texas
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (11: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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