Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

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

Parent taxon: Polybiinae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Archaeogeryon, Bathynectes, Benthochascon, Bericocarcinus, Boschettia, Brusinia, Coeloma, Faksecarcinus, Falsiportunites, Leiocarcinus, Liocarcinus, Macropipus, Maeandricampus, Megokkos, Minohellenus, Necora, Olicarcinus, Ophthalmoplax, Parathranites, Polybius, Pororaria, Portufuria, Portunites, Coenophthalmus, Nectocarcinus, Raymannius, Echinolatus

Subtaxa: Lovaroides elegans

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Type: Lovaroides elegans

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cava Lovara, Chiampo (Eocene of Italy)

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