Malacostraca - Decapoda - Trichopeltariidae
Alternative spelling: Trichopaltarion
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, Novack-Gottshall 2025, Salva and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer and Salva 2000, 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
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Chile (2), Japan (7), New Zealand (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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