†Viaophthalmus zariquieyi Via 1959 (swimming crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Alternative combination: Ommatocarcinus zariquieyi
Full reference: L. Via. 1959. Decápodos fósiles del Eoceno español. Boletín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 70:1-72
Belongs to Viaophthalmus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Jenkins 1975, Karasawa et al. 2008, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Via 1959
Sister taxon: Viaophthalmus zariqueyi
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Viaophthalmus zariquieyi in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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