Malacostraca - Decapoda - Matutidae
Full reference: W. C. Blow and R. B. Manning. 1996. Preliminary descriptions of 25 new decapod crustaceans from the middle Eocene of the Carolinas, U.S.A. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 29:1-26
Parent taxon: Matutidae according to H. Karasawa et al. 2019
See also Blow and Manning 1996, Feldmann et al. 1998, Feldmann et al. 2019, Lima et al. 2023, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ashtoret, Eomatuta, Hemsut, Matuta, Pseudohepatiscus, Szaboa
Subtaxa: Matutites americanus Matutites anthonyae Matutites miltonorum Matutites periosus
Type: Matutites anthonyae
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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