†Viapinnixa mexiaensis Armstrong et al. 2009 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pinnotheridae
Full reference: A. Armstrong, T. Nyborg, G. A. Bishop Ossó-Morales and F. J. Vega. 2009. Decapod crustaceans from the Paleocene of Central Texas, USA. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 26(3):745-763
Belongs to Viapinnixa according to A. Armstrong et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Viapinnixa alvarezi, Viapinnixa nodosa, Viapinnixa perrilliatae
Type specimen: NPL31179. Its type locality is Quarry west of Mexia, which is in a Danian marine claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry west of Mexia
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