Maurocarpilius Ossó et al. 2020 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Full reference: A. Ossó, C. Gagnaison, and J. Bailleul. 2020. First report of Early Eocene Decapods in Morocco: description of a new genus and a new species of Carpiliidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) with remarks on its paleobiogeography. Geodiversitas 42(4):47-56

Parent taxon: Carpiliidae according to A. Ossó et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Braggicarpilius, Bryocarpilius, Carpilius, Corallicarpilius, Eocarpilius, Holcocarcinus, Laticarpilius, Liopsalis, Lovaracarpilius, Montemagralia, Ocalina, Palaeocarpilius, Paraocalina, Proxicarpilius, Tethyscarpilius

Subtaxa: Maurocarpilius binodosus

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Type: Maurocarpilius binodosus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Djebel Ta'louit (Eocene of Morocco)

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