Elektrocarcinus texensis Rathbun 1935 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae

Alternative combination: Necrocarcinus texensis

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160

Belongs to Elektrocarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2016

See also Franţescu et al. 2016, Karasawa et al. 2014, Rathbun 1935 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Elektrocarcinus davisi, Elektrocarcinus olsonorum, Elektrocarcinus pierrensis, Elektrocarcinus woodwardi

Type specimen: Its type locality is 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality..., which is in an Albian marine claystone in the Denton Formation of Texas

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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