Platylambrus Stimpson 1871 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

Alternative spelling: Parthenope (Platylambrus)

Parent taxon: Parthenopinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020

See also Luque et al. 2017, Rathbun 1919 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Acantholambrus, Braggilambrus, Cryptopodia, Derilambrus, Distolambrus, Enoplolambrus, Eogarthambrus, Eurolambrus, Garthambrus, Latulambrus, Leiolambrus, Lessinilambrus, Mesorhoea, Montemagambrus, Ochtholambrus, Parthenope, Pseudolambrus, Rhinolambrus, Spinolambrus, Tutankhamen

Subtaxa: Platylambrus charlottensis Platylambrus fijiensis Platylambrus obscura Platylambrus spinulatus

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Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Panama (2), United States (1: Florida), Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Fiji (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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