Palaeopinnixa eocenica Woods 1922 (crab)

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)

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