Malacostraca - Decapoda

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: Xanthoidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Actaeites, Actaeopsis, Alponella, Bernuffius, Caprocancer, Colpocaris, Cretachlorodius, Eoxanthias, Gwana, Haydnella, Megaxantho, Muelleroplax, Nogarolia, Panopeidae, Paraxanthosia, Pilumnomimus, Pregeryona, Prochlorodius, Pseudorhombilidae, Sculptoplax, Syphaxiella, Telphusograpsus, Vestenanovia, Woodbinax, Xanthidae, Xanthosioides

Subtaxa: Frontelata spinacomposita

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Type: Frontelata spinacomposita

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

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

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