†Acanthotelson Meek and Worthen 1865 (arthropod)
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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
Type: Acanthotelson stimpsonii
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection) (Carboniferous of Illinois)
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