Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae
Full reference: W. Stimpson. 1862. Notes on North American Crustacea. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7(1):49-93
Parent taxon: Porcellanidae according to M. Osawa and P. A. McLaughlin 2010
See also Stimpson 1862
Sister taxa: Ancylocheles, Beripetrolisthes, Cretacolana, Disipia, Eopetrolisthes, Jurellana, Lobipetrolisthes, Longoporcellana, Montemagrelisthes, Pachycheles, Paraporcellana, Petrocheles, Petrolisthes, Pisidia, Polyonyx, Porcellana
Subtaxa: Megalobrachium granuliferum
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Barbados (1 collection), United States (1: Virgin Islands)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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