Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae
Alternative combination: Euphylax feldmanni
Full reference: T. G. Nyborg, R. E. Berglund, and J. L. Goedert. 2003. A New Crab From The Late Eocene Hoko River Formation, Olympic Peninsula, Washington: The Earliest Record Of Euphylax (Decapoda: Portunidae). Journal of Paleontology 77(2):323-330
Belongs to Megokkos according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Nyborg et al. 2003 and Schweitzer et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Megokkos alaskensis, Megokkos hexagonalis, Megokkos macrospinus
Type specimen: USNM 494681
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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