Viapinnixa mexiaensis Armstrong et al. 2009 (crab)

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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