Lessinioplax rugosa Beschin and de Angeli 2004 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Litocheiridae

Full reference: C. Beschin and A. de Angeli. 2004. Nuovi brachiuri Eocenici dei Monti Lessini vicentini (Italia Nordorientale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 11:13-22

Belongs to Lessinioplax according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Beschin and de Angeli 2004

Sister taxon: Lessinioplax simplex

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cava Albanello di Nogarole Vicentino (Museo Civico G. Zannato collection), which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cava Albanello di Nogarole Vicentino (Museo Civico G. Zannato collection)

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