Mecochirus leionoton Krause 1891 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Alternative combination: Glyphea leionoton

Belongs to Mecochirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Mecochirus cenomanicus, Mecochirus chilensis, Mecochirus dubius, Mecochirus eckerti, Mecochirus foresti, Mecochirus germari, Mecochirus grandis, Mecochirus longimanatus, Mecochirus marwicki, Mecochirus minimus, Mecochirus pearcei, Mecochirus peytoni, Mecochirus robbianoi, Mecochirus rostratus, Mecochirus tuberculatus, Mecochirus tuberculatus, Mecochirus tuberculatus, Mecochirus tuberculatus

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mecochirus leionoton in the database

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