Parthenope menini Beschin et al. 2016 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, A. Checchi and G. Zarantonello. 2016. Crostacei decapodi del "Tufo A Lophoranina" (Luteziano inferiore) dalla valle del Chiampo (Vincenza-Italia Nordorientale). Collaboratori del Museo Civico “G. Zannato” 15:1-75

Belongs to Parthenope according to C. Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Parthenope bachmayeri, Parthenope bittneri, Parthenope chiampensis, Parthenope clypeformis, Parthenope jugula, Parthenope loczyi, Parthenope neocomiensis, Parthenope nummulitica, Parthenope obscura, Parthenope panamensis, Parthenope pleistocenica, Parthenope prisca, Parthenope szaboi, Parthenope tetenyensis, Parthenope trituberculata, Parthenope venezuelensis, Lambrus nummuliticus, Lambrus triangulus, Lambrus mediterraneus

Type specimen: MCZ.3944-I.G.361737. Its type locality is Cava Lovara, Chiampo, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone in Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cava Lovara, Chiampo

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