Palaeopolycheles (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Polychelidae

Parent taxon: Polychelidae according to C.E. Schweitzer and R.M. Feldmann 2023

See also Feldmann et al. 2013, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antarcticheles, Pentacheles, Polycheles, Tauricheles, Willemoesia, Willemoesiocaris, Woodwardicheles

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeopolycheles in the database

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