Sklallamia Goedert and Berglund 2012 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Albuneidae

Full reference: J. L. Goedert and R. E. Berglund. 2012. A new genus and species of sand crab (Decapoda: Hippoidea: Albuneidae) from the Early Eocene Crescent Formation, Washington State, U.S.A. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125(3):252-257

Parent taxon: Albuneinae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Goedert and Berglund 2012

Sister taxa: Albunaea, Albunea, Harryhausenia, Italialbunea, Paralbunea, Praealbunea, Squillalbunea, Stemonopa, Zygopa

Subtaxa: Sklallamia buchanani

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Type: Sklallamia buchanani

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tongue Point, south (Eocene of Washington)

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