Malacostraca - Decapoda - Litogastroidae
Alternative combination: Scapheus ancylochelis
Full reference: H. Woodward. 1863. On a new macrurous crustacean (Scapheus ancylochelis) from the Lias of Lyme Regis. Proceedings of the Geological Society 318-321
Belongs to Pseudoglyphea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Garassino 1996 and Woodward 1863
Sister taxa: Pseudoglyphea alpina, Pseudoglyphea amalthea, Pseudoglyphea etalloni, Pseudoglyphea eximia, Pseudoglyphea foersteri, Pseudoglyphea friulana, Pseudoglyphea gigantea, Pseudoglyphea grandis, Pseudoglyphea hamifera, Pseudoglyphea jourdani, Pseudoglyphea mulleri, Pseudoglyphea spinosa, Pseudoglyphea straeleni, Pseudoglyphea terquemi, Scapheus ancyloches
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Italy (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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