Petrusia Beschin et al. 2016 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Plagusiidae

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: Plagusiidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxon: Plagusia

Subtaxa: Petrusia striata

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Type: Petrusia striata

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

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

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