Maingrapsus quadratus Tessier et al. 1999 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Litocheiridae

Full reference: G. Tessier, C. Beschin, A. Busulini and A. De Angeli. 1999. Nuovi brachiuri eocenici nella Cava "Main" di Arzignano (Vicenza - Italia Settentrionale). Lavori - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 24:93-105

Belongs to Maingrapsus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022

See also Beschin et al. 2012, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Tessier et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCZ 1613, a carapace. Its type locality is Cava Main di Arzignano, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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