Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeocorystidae
Full reference: B. W. M. van Bakel, D. Guinot, P. Artal, R. H. B. Fraaije, and J. W. M. Jagt. 2012. A revision of the Palaeocorystoidea and the phylogeny of raninoidian crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Podotremata). Zootaxa 3215:1-216
Belongs to Joeranina according to À. Ossó et al. 2024
See also van Bakel et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Joeranina broderipi, Joeranina colombiana, Joeranina harveyi, Joeranina japonica, Joeranina kerri, Joeranina paututensis, Joeranina platys, Joeranina tausi
Type specimen: MGSB75294. Its type locality is Egiarreta, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in Spain.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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