Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae
Full reference: H. Woods. 1922. Section B: Chapter VI: Crustacea from the Eocene Deposits of Peru. Geology of the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods in the Northwest Part of Peru 114-118
Belongs to Palaeopinnixa according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Palaeopinnixa alontensis, Palaeopinnixa granulosa, Palaeopinnixa heckeri, Palaeopinnixa intermedia, Palaeopinnixa mytilicola, Palaeopinnixa perornata, Palaeopinnixa prima, Palaeopinnixa rathbunae, Palaeopinnixa rocaensis, Palaeopinnixa rotunda, Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) mytilicola, Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) nodosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos, which is in an Eocene shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Negritos Formation of Peru
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at West bank of Olequa Creek (1/8 mi N of Vader Station)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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