†Mesostylus Bronn and Roemer 1852 (decapod)
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Parent taxon: Axiidea according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Feldmann et al. 2019 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2012
Sister taxa: Anacalliacidae, Axiidae, Axioidea, Callianassidae, Callianassoidea, Callianideidae, Callianopsidae, Callichiridae, Ctenochelidae, Eucalliacidae, Micheleidae, Paracalliacidae, Psammionassa, Strahlaxiidae
Subtaxa: Mesostylus mortoni Mesostylus pervesleri
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Alabama, New Jersey collections)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), United States (26: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas, mississippi)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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