Acanthotelson Meek and Worthen 1865 (arthropod)

Malacostraca - Syncarida - Acanthotelsonidae

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1865. Notice of some new types of organic remains from the Coal Measures of Illinois. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17:41-53

Parent taxon: Acanthotelsonidae according to P. Pruvost 1919

See also Brooks et al. 1969 and Meek and Worthen 1865

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Acanthotelson inaequalis Acanthotelson stimpsonii

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Type: Acanthotelson stimpsonii

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection) (Carboniferous of Illinois)

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