†Rugafarius Bishop 1985 (spiny lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae
Parent taxon: Palinuridae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2015
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Archaeocarabus, Archaeopalinurus, Eolinurus, Eurycarpus, Jasus, Justitia, Linuparus, Palaeopalinurellus, Palaeopalinurus, Palinurina, Palinurus, Panulirus, Parallelogastrus, Phalangites, Phyllamphion, Projasus, Puerulus, Yunnanopalinura
Subtaxa: Rugafarius fredrichi
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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