Prestwichianella mariae Crônier and Courville 2005 (arthropod)

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Belinuridae

Alternative combination: Euproops mariae

Full reference: C. Crônier and P. Courville. 2005. New xiphosuran merostomata from the Upper Carboniferous of the Graissessac Basin (Massif Central, France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 4:125-133

Belongs to Prestwichianella according to J. C. Lamsdell 2020

Sister taxa: Prestwichianella anthrax, Prestwichianella bifida, Prestwichianella cambrensis, Prestwichianella orientalis, Prestwichianella rotundata

Type specimen: USTL-CC026, a carapace

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Graissessac coal tip (Carboniferous of France)

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