Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae
Synonym: Astacodes Bell 1863
Parent taxon: Palinuridae according to C.E. Schweitzer and R.M. Feldmann 2024
See also Ortmann 1897, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2015, Sepkoski 2002 and Vega et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Archaeocarabus, Archaeopalinurus, Eolinurus, Eurycarpus, Jasus, Justitia, Linuparus, Palaeopalinurellus, Palaeopalinurus, Palinurina, Panulirus, Parallelogastrus, Phalangites, Phyllamphion, Projasus, Puerulus, Rugafarius, Yunnanopalinura
Subtaxa: Astacodes davisi Astacodes falcifer Astacodes kamptneri Astacodes maxwelli Astacodes strambergensis Astacodes woodwardi Palinurus baumbergicus Palinurus elephas Palinurus palaciosi Palinurus sauerweinorum Palinurus trigonus Palinurus woodwardi
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), Germany (1), Italy (1), Lebanon (1), Mexico (3), United States (6: Texas)
• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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