Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae
Alternative spelling: Prosopon (Pithonoton)
Parent taxon: Goniodromitidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2012
See also Armstrong et al. 2009, Étallon 1859, Garassino et al. 2005, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Biohermia, Cycloprosopon, Cyclothyreus, Distefania, Eodromites, Goniodromites, Maurimia, Microcorystes, Navarradromites, Palaeodromites, Paradistefania, Pithonotinae, Plagiophthalmus, Sabellidromites, Trachynotocarcinus, Trechmannius
Subtaxa: Pithonoton angustum Pithonoton bourgeati Pithonoton campichei Pithonoton cardwelli Pithonoton hypocritum Pithonoton incisum Pithonoton iyonofutanajima Pithonoton laevimarginatum Pithonoton lluismariaorum 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 (3)
• Jurassic of France (4), Germany (2), Italy (1), Poland (3), Romania (4)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
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