Synonym: Eoplax Muller and Collins 1991 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, A. Garassino, H. Karasawa, and G. Schweigert. 2010. Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species. Crustaceana Monographs 10:1-222
Parent taxon: Xanthoidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Beschin et al. 2015, Beschin et al. 2016, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Actaeites, Actaeopsis, Alponella, Bernuffius, Caprocancer, Colpocaris, Cretachlorodius, Eoxanthias, Frontelata, Gwana, Haydnella, Megaxantho, Nogarolia, Panopeidae, Paraxanthosia, Pilumnomimus, Pregeryona, Prochlorodius, Pseudorhombilidae, Sculptoplax, Syphaxiella, Telphusograpsus, Vestenanovia, Woodbinax, Xanthidae, Xanthosioides
Subtaxa: Muelleroplax minima Muelleroplax minuscula
Type: Eoplax minima
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
• Paleogene of Hungary (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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