†Palaeonephrops browni Whitfield 1907 (clawed lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Alternative combination: Hoploparia browni
Synonym: Palaeastacus ornata Whiteaves 1887 [replaced name]
Belongs to Palaeonephrops according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016
See also Feldmann and McPherson 1980 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Palaeonephrops westoni
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS Mesozoic 23371, Fort Peck (Cretaceous of Montana)
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