†Chondromaia antiqua Feldmann et al. 2013 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, L. M. Baltzly, O. A. Bennett, A. R. Jones, F. F. Mathias, K. L. Weaver and S. L. Yost. 2013. New and previously known decapod crustaceans from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey and Delaware, USA. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 39:7-37
Belongs to Chondromaia according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Feldmann et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NJSM 23340. Its type locality is Hop Brook, Holmdel Township, which is in a Campanian marine sandstone in the Mount Laurel Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hop Brook, Holmdel Township
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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