Nodoprosopon mainense Crônier and Boursicot 2009 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nodoprosopidae

Full reference: C. Crônier and P. Y. Boursicot. 2009. A new decapod crustacean faunule from the Middle Jurassic of north-west France. Palaeontology 52:1275-1289

Belongs to Nodoprosopon according to C. Crônier and P. Y. Boursicot 2009

Sister taxa: Nodoprosopon bucculentum, Nodoprosopon circinatum, Nodoprosopon echinorum, Nodoprosopon heydeni, Nodoprosopon ordinatum, Nodoprosopon ornatum, Nodoprosopon spinosum, Nodoprosopon torosum

Type specimen: MBe0401. Its type locality is La Case Denier, Méron, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in France.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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