†Eoinachoides bretoni Garassino et al. 2021 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachoididae
Full reference: A. Garassino, G. Pasini, and D. Clements. 2021. A new spider crab (Brachyura, Epialtidae) from the Castle Hayne Limestone Formation (Eocene), North Carolina, USA. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 73:1-9
Belongs to Eoinachoides according to Garassino et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Eoinachoides latispinosus, Eoinachoides senni
Type specimen: NCSM12629, a carapace. Its type locality is Onslow north quarry, which is in a Bartonian carbonate limestone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Onslow north quarry
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