Sculptoplax Muller and Collins 1991 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonym: Eoacantholobulus Ossó and Domínguez 2017

Full reference: P. Muller and J. S. H. Collins. 1991. Late Eocene Coral-Associated Decapods (Crustacea) From Hungary. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 28(2-3):47-92

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

See also Beschin et al. 2018, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Muller and Collins 1991, Ossó and Domínguez 2017, Ossó et al. 2020 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

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

Subtaxa: Sculptoplax oscensis Sculptoplax rigida

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Type: Sculptoplax rigida

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections), Spain (1)

• Paleogene of Hungary (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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