Palinurus Weber 1795 (spiny lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae
Parent taxon: Palinuridae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2015
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vega et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Archaeocarabus, Archaeopalinurus, Astacodes, Eurycarpus, Jasus, Justitia, Linuparus, Palaeopalinurus, Palinurellus, Palinurina, Panulirus, Parallelogastrus, Phalangites, Projasus, Puerulus, Rugafarius, Yunnanopalinura
Subtaxa: Palinurus baumbergicus Palinurus elephas Palinurus palaciosi Palinurus sauerweinorum Palinurus trigonus Palinurus woodwardi
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (1 collection), Lebanon (1), Mexico (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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