Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Synonym: Wongastacia Hu 1984
Parent taxon: Nephropidae according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016
See also Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann et al. 1993, Jenkins 1972, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Tshudy and Sorhannus 2000
Sister taxa: Acanthacaris, Cardirhynchus, Dinochelus, Eunephrops, Homarinus, Homarus, Hoploparia, Jagtia, Metahomarus, Nephropides, Nephropinae, Nephrops, Nephropsis, Notahomarus, Oncopareia, Palaeohomarus, Palaeonephrops, Paraclythia, Pseudohomarus, Thaumastocheles, Thaumastochelopsis, Thymopides, Thymops, Thymopsis
Subtaxa: Metanephrops andamanicus Metanephrops arafurensis Metanephrops australiensis Metanephrops binghami Metanephrops boschmai Metanephrops challengeri Metanephrops elongatus Metanephrops japonicus Metanephrops jenkinsi Metanephrops motunauensis Metanephrops neptunus Metanephrops rossensis Metanephrops rubellus Metanephrops sagamiensis Metanephrops sibogae Metanephrops sinensis Metanephrops thomsoni Metanephrops velutinus Wongastacia taiwanica
Type: Metanephrops motunauensis
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (2)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (8)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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