Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae
Full reference: A. Garassino, A. De Angeli, and G. Pasini. 2011. A new species of ghost shrimp (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Agadir (W Morocco). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 152(1):45-55
Belongs to Neocallichirus according to A. Garassino et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Neocallichirus aetodes, Neocallichirus allegranzii, Neocallichirus angelikae, Neocallichirus bacatus, Neocallichirus bona, Neocallichirus borensis, Neocallichirus dijki, Neocallichirus fortisi, Neocallichirus hattai, Neocallichirus horneri, Neocallichirus manningi, Neocallichirus matsoni, Neocallichirus nishikawai, Neocallichirus okamotoi, Neocallichirus peraensis, Neocallichirus porterensis, Neocallichirus quisquellanus, Neocallichirus rhinos, Neocallichirus rodfeldmanni, Neocallichirus sakiae, Neocallichirus scotti, Neocallichirus vaughani, Neocallichirus wellsi
Type specimen: MSNM i27103. Its type locality is Road to Imouzar, close to Tisoli, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate marl in Morocco.
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Road to Imouzar, close to Tisoli
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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