Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae
Synonym: Astacodes Bell 1863
Parent taxon: Palinuridae according to C.E. Schweitzer and R.M. Feldmann 2024
See also Charbonnier 2025, Franţescu 2013, 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 teruzzii Palinurus trigonus Palinurus veronicae Palinurus woodwardi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections), Czechia (1), Germany (1), Italy (1), Lebanon (1), Mexico (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Texas)
• Jurassic of Czechia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
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