Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pinnotheridae
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann. 2001. Differentiation of the fossil Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 (Decapoda: Brachyura) from similar forms. Journal of Paleontology 75(2):330-345
Parent taxon: Pinnotherinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Armstrong et al. 2009, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Vega et al. 2001 and Vega et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Pinnotheres, Zaops
Subtaxa: Viapinnixa alvarezi Viapinnixa mexiaensis Viapinnixa nodosa Viapinnixa perrilliatae
Type: Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) nodosa
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (2 collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Paleogene of Mexico (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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