†Hyastenus antiquus Beschin et al. 2018 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae
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 Hyastenus according to C. Beschin et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Hyastenus corallinus, Hyastenus diacanthus
Type specimen: MCZ 5355. Its type locality is Campolongo di Val Liona, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Campolongo di Val Liona
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