Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae
Synonym: Pilumnoplax petrificus Hu and Tao 1996
Belongs to Carcinoplax according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Collins et al. 2003 and Karasawa 1993
Sister taxa: Carcinoplax antiqua, Carcinoplax granulimana, Carcinoplax imperfecta, Carcinoplax jonica, Carcinoplax longimana, Carcinoplax mongosungi, Carcinoplax prepurpurea, Carcinoplax proavita, Carcinoplax purpurea, Carcinoplax shukumi, Carcinoplax temikoensis, Carcinoplax thongi, Carcinoplax tsengi, Carcinoplax wuhsini, Curtonotus antiquus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (4 collections)
• Miocene of Japan (5), Malaysia (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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