†Viapinnixa perrilliatae Vega et al. 2007 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pinnotheridae
Full reference: F. J. Vega, T. Nyborg, R. H. B. Fraaye and B. Espinosa. 2007. Paleocene Decapod Crustacea From the Rancho Nuevo Formation (Parpras Basin-Difunta Group), Northeastern Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 81(6):1432-1441
Belongs to Viapinnixa according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Luque et al. 2017 and Vega et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Viapinnixa alvarezi, Viapinnixa mexiaensis, Viapinnixa nodosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is IGM-3558 & IGM 3559, which is in a Paleogene marine sandstone/mudstone in the Rancho Nuevo Formation of Mexico
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at IGM-3558 & IGM 3559
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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