Paraporcellana Beschin et al. 2016 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, G. Tessier and R. Zorzin. 2016. I crostacei associati a coralli nell’Eocene inferiore dell’area di Bolca (Verona e Vicenza, Italia nordorientale). Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. serie, Sezione Scienze della Terra 9:1-189

Parent taxon: Porcellanidae according to C. Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Ancylocheles, Beripetrolisthes, Cretacolana, Disipia, Eopetrolisthes, Jurellana, Lobipetrolisthes, Longoporcellana, Megalobrachium, Montemagrelisthes, Pachycheles, Petrocheles, Petrolisthes, Pisidia, Polyonyx, Porcellana

Subtaxa: Paraporcellana fabianii

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Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Rama di Bolca (Eocene of Italy)

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