Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae
Parent taxon: Erymidae according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2015
See also Devillez et al. 2016, Hyzny et al. 2015, Rathbun 1935, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Clytiopsinae, Enoploclytia, Eryma verrucosa, Eryminae, Olinaecaris, Pustulina, Stenodactylina, Tethysastacus
Subtaxa: Palaeastacus argoviensis Palaeastacus cenomaniensis Palaeastacus decoratus Palaeastacus deslongchampsi Palaeastacus edwardsi Palaeastacus foersteri Palaeastacus foersteridup Palaeastacus fuciformis Palaeastacus haidaensis Palaeastacus kimzeyi Palaeastacus loryi Palaeastacus macrodactylus Palaeastacus meyeri Palaeastacus numismalis Palaeastacus ornatus Palaeastacus plauensis Palaeastacus poeschli Palaeastacus rothgaengerae Palaeastacus selmaensis Palaeastacus sussexiensis Palaeastacus terraereginae Palaeastacus trisulcatus Palaeastacus uranusiensis Palaeastacus walkeri
Type: Palaeastacus sussexiensis
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (5), France (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (7: Alabama, California, Texas)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (5), Italy (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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