†Porcellana elegans Beschin et al. 2018 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae
Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, E. Fomaciari, C. A. Papazzoni, and G. Tessier. 2018. La fauna di crostacei associati a coralli dell'Eocene Superiore di Campolongo di Val Liona (Monti Berici, Vicenz, Italia nordorientale). Bolletino del Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia 69:129-215
Belongs to Porcellana according to C. Beschin et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Platycheles, Porcellana ocellata, Porcellana sayana, Porcellana thomasi
Type specimen: MCZ 5284. Its type locality is Campolongo di Val Liona, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Campolongo di Val Liona
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