Pyromaia Stimpson 1871 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachoididae
Parent taxon: Inachoidinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Euprognatha, Inachoides, Leurocyclus, Vicetiulita
Subtaxa: Pyromaia inflata Pyromaia tuberculata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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