Mecochirus socialis Von Meyer 1841 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Alternative combination: Carcinium sociale

Belongs to Mecochirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Carter 1886

Sister taxa: Mecochirus cenomanicus, Mecochirus chilensis, Mecochirus clypeatus, Mecochirus dubius, Mecochirus eckerti, Mecochirus foresti, Mecochirus germari, Mecochirus grandis, Mecochirus houdardi, Mecochirus leionoton, Mecochirus longimanatus, Mecochirus marwicki, Mecochirus minimus, Mecochirus olifex, Mecochirus pearcei, Mecochirus peytoni, Mecochirus robbianoi, Mecochirus rostratus, Mecochirus tuberculatus, Mecochirus tuberculatus, Mecochirus tuberculatus, Mecochirus tuberculatus

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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