Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeocorystidae
Alternative combination: Notopocorystes kerri
Full reference: J. Luque, R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, C. Jaramillo, and C. B. Cameron. 2012. The oldest frog crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Raninoida) from the Aptian of northern South America. Journal of Crustacean Biology 32:405-420
Belongs to Joeranina according to J. Luque et al. 2017
See also Luque et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Joeranina colombiana, Joeranina gaspari, Joeranina harveyi, Joeranina japonica, Joeranina paututensis, Joeranina platys, Joeranina syriaca, Notopocorystes syriacus
Type specimen: IGM p881128, a carapace
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Colombia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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