Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae
Alternative combination: Palaeocarpilius aquilinus
Full reference: J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1973. A New Crab From the Middle Eocene of Libya. Palaeontology 6(2):283-292
Belongs to Bryocarpilius according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018
See also Collins and Morris 1973, Feldmann et al. 2011, Schweitzer 2003 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Bryocarpilius apsidorsalis, Bryocarpilius stratensis
Type specimen: BMNH In. 60890. Its type locality is SW of Beda Oilfield, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Libya.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Libya (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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