†Tyrannophontes acanthocercus Jenner et al. 1998 (mantis shrimp)
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Malacostraca - Stomatopoda - Tyrannophontidae
Full reference: R. A. Jenner, C. H. J. Hof, and F. R. Schram. 1998. Palaeo- and archaeostomatopods (Hoplocarida, Crustacea) from the Bear Gulch Limestone, Mississippian (Namurian), of Central Montana. Contributions to Zoology 67(3):155-185
Belongs to Tyrannophontes according to R. A. Jenner et al. 1998
Sister taxon: Tyrannophontes theridion
Type specimen: Its type locality is Carnegie Museum locality SL 574, which is in a Chesterian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Heath Formation of Montana
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Carnegie Museum locality SL 574
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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