†Metopocarcinus Stimpson 1860 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Panopeidae
Parent taxon: Panopeinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Beschin et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Eurypanopeus, Eurytium, Hexapanopeus, Laevicarcinus, Lophopanopeus, Panopeus, Tetraxanthus
Subtaxa: Metopocarcinus fragilis
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cava Lovara, Chiampo (Eocene of Italy)
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