Galenopsis americana Rathbun 1935 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilumnidae

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160

Belongs to Galenopsis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Rathbun 1935

Sister taxa: Galenopsis crassifrons, Galenopsis depressa, Galenopsis fulangaensis, Galenopsis gervilliana, Galenopsis murchisoni, Galenopsis pustulosa, Galenopsis ristorii, Galenopsis similis, Galenopsis typicus, Galenopsis wulfi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Prairie Creek and Pine Barren section / Prairie Creek and Allenton, which is in a Thanetian marine horizon in Alabama

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Prairie Creek and Pine Barren section / Prairie Creek and Allenton

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