Malacostraca - Decapoda - Euryplacidae
Alternative combination: Orbitoplax nandachare
Full reference: F. J. Vega, T. Cosma, M. A. Coutino, R. M. Feldmann, T. G. Nyborg, C. E. Schweitzer, and D. A. Waugh. 2001. New middle Eocene decapods (Crustacea) from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 75:929-946
Belongs to Stoaplax according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022
See also Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Vega et al. 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IHNCH-3468. Its type locality is IHN 1005 - Veinte de Noviembre [San Juan Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal marl/sandstone in the San Juan Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Paleogene of Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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