Protaxius Beurlen 1930 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae

Parent taxon: Axiidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Kato et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthaxius, Aperiopyxis, Aptaxiopsis, Axiopsis, Axius, Calocarides, Campanaxius, Coralaxiinae, Cretaxiopsis, Devonoaxius, Dorphinaxius, Etallonia, Hinecaris, Huxleycaris, Libanoaxius, Magila, Megachela, Paraxiopsis, Reschia, Schlueteria, Schluteria

Subtaxa: Protaxius betajurensis Protaxius eocenicus Protaxius isochelus Protaxius paucisaetosus Protaxius suevicus

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Type: Callianassa isochela

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Japan (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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