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†Prosopon von Meyer 1835 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Prosopidae

Parent taxon: Prosopidae according to C.E. Schweitzer and R.M. Feldmann 2024

See also Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2012, Sepkoski 2002 and van Bakel et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Bajoprosopon, Europrosopon, Nipponopon, Petersbuchia, Protuberosa, Rathbunopon

Subtaxa: Prosopon abbreviatum Prosopon aequum Prosopon dzhafarberdensis Prosopon excisum Prosopon heraldicum Prosopon jocosum Prosopon mammillatum Prosopon mirum Prosopon ovale Prosopon paradoxum Prosopon protuberosum Prosopon richardsoni Prosopon stotzingense Prosopon tuberosum Prosopon vilsense

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Austria (2), France (1), Romania (1), Tanzania (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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