†Alcespina Pasini and Garassino 2017 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Raninidae
Full reference: G. Pasini and A. Garassino. 2017. A new raninoid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Raninidae) from the early Oligocene (late Rupelian) of Italy. Natural History Sciences. Atti Soc. it. Sci. nat. Museo civ. Stor. nat. Milano 4(1):87-96
Parent taxon: Ranininae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018
See also Pasini and Garassino 2017
Sister taxa: Lophoranina, Lophoraninella, Ranina, Raninella, Remyranina, Rodanina, Vegaranina
Subtaxa: Alcespina americana Alcespina ovadaensis
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Italy (1 collection), United States (3: Washington)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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