Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae
Alternative spelling: Prosopon (Pithonoton)
Parent taxon: Goniodromitidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Armstrong et al. 2009, Étallon 1859, Garassino et al. 2005 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008
Sister taxa: Biohermia, Cycloprosopon, Cyclothyreus, Distefania, Eodromites, Goniodromites, Navarradromites, Palaeodromites, Paradistefania, Plagiophthalmus, Sabellidromites, Trachynotocarcinus
Subtaxa: Pithonoton angustum Pithonoton bourgeati Pithonoton cardwelli Pithonoton hypocritum Pithonoton incisum Pithonoton iyonofutanajima Pithonoton laevimarginatum Pithonoton marginatum Pithonoton moutieri Pithonoton obtusum Pithonoton rotundum Pithonoton rusticum Pithonoton serratum Pithonoton simplex Prosopon (Pithonoton) gibbosum Prosopon (Pithonoton) quadratum
Type: Prosopon (Pithonoton) marginatum
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Cretaceous of Spain (2)
• Jurassic of France (4), Germany (2), Italy (1), Poland (3), Romania (4)
Total: 17 collections including 20 occurrences
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