Palaeonephrops browni Whitfield 1907 (clawed lobster)

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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