Loxorynchus Stimpson 1857 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae
Alternative spelling: Loxorhynchus
Parent taxon: Pisinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Stimpson 1862
Sister taxa: Chorilia, Eoparanaxia, Grolamaia, Herbstia, Hyastenus, Lessiniamathia, Libinia, Pisa, Pisoides, Planobranchia, Rochinia, Scyra, Scyramathia, Tylocarcinus
Subtaxa: Loxorhynchus crispatus Loxorhynchus grandis
Type: Loxorhynchus grandis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Florida collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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