Bernuffius De Angeli et al. 2010 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: A. De Angeli, A. Garassino, and L. Ceccon. 2010. New report of the coral-associated decapods from the “Formazione di Castelgomberto” (early Oligocene) (Vicenza, NE Italy). Atti Soc. it. Sci. nat. Museo civ. Stor. nat. Milano 151(II):145-177

Parent taxon: Xanthoidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also De Angeli et al. 2010 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Actaeites, Actaeopsis, Alponella, Caprocancer, Colpocaris, Cretachlorodius, Eoxanthias, Frontelata, Gwana, Haydnella, Megaxantho, Muelleroplax, Nogarolia, Panopeidae, Paraxanthosia, Pilumnomimus, Pregeryona, Prochlorodius, Pseudorhombilidae, Sculptoplax, Syphaxiella, Telphusograpsus, Vestenanovia, Woodbinax, Xanthidae, Xanthosioides

Subtaxa: Bernuffius ornatus

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Type: Bernuffius ornatus

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Montecchio Maggiore (Oligocene of Italy)

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