Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae
Alternative spelling: Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa)
Full reference: L. Via. 1966. Pinnixa (~alaeopinnixa)myti~ico~a,nuevo braquiuro fósil, en el mioceno marino del Vallés (Barcelona). Acata Geologica Hispanica 1(4):1-4
Parent taxon: Hexapodidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022
See also Collins and Morris 1976, Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992, De Angeli et al. 2010, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer 2005, Schweitzer et al. 2000, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Via 1966
Sister taxa: Bellhexapus, Eohexapus, Eurohexapus, Goniocypoda, Headonipus, Hexapinus, Hexaplax, Hexapodinae, Hexapus, Holthuisea, Lambdophallus, Latohexapus, Mariaplax, Paeduma, Parahexapus, Pseudohexapus, Spiroplax, Stevea, Thaumastoplax, Tritoplax
Subtaxa: Palaeopinnixa alontensis Palaeopinnixa eocenica Palaeopinnixa granulosa Palaeopinnixa heckeri Palaeopinnixa intermedia Palaeopinnixa mytilicola Palaeopinnixa perornata Palaeopinnixa prima Palaeopinnixa rathbunae Palaeopinnixa rocaensis Palaeopinnixa rotunda Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) mytilicola Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) nodosa
Type: Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) mytilicola
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection), Mexico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Venezuela (2)
• Eocene of Barbados (1), Italy (3), United States (4: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Greenland (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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