Gillcarcinus amphora Collins and Morris 1978 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chasmocarcinidae

Full reference: J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1978. New Lower Tertiary Crabs from Pakistan. Palaeontology 21(4):957-981

Belongs to Gillcarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022

See also Collins and Morris 1978, Schweitzer et al. 2004 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH In. 61553, a carapace. Its type locality is Ramak Kwar, south-west of Dera Ismail Khan, which is in a Lutetian marine shale/limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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