Malacostraca - Decapoda - Trichopeltariidae
Synonym: Trachycarcinus
Parent taxon: Trichopeltariidae according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019
See also Feldmann and Keys 1992, Karasawa 1993, Luque et al. 2017, Salva and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Tavares and Cleva 2010
Sister taxa: Alberticarcinus, Levicyclus, Palaeotrichia, Podocatactes
Subtaxa: Trachycarcinus coralinus Trichopeltarion berglundorum Trichopeltarion decorus Trichopeltarion frassinetti Trichopeltarion granulosa Trichopeltarion greggi Trichopeltarion huziokai Trichopeltarion inflatus Trichopeltarion levis Trichopeltarion merrinae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Chile (2), Japan (7)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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