Litogaster ornata von Meyer 1849 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Litogastroidae

Alternative combinations: Aphthartus ornatus, Liogaster ornata

Synonym: Myrtonius serratusdup von Meyer 1849

Full reference: H. von Meyer. 1849. Fische, Crustaceen, Echinodermen und andere Versteinerungen aus dem Muschelkalk Oberschlesiens. Palaeontographica 1:216-279

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

See also Assmann 1927, Förster 1967 and von Meyer 1849

Sister taxa: Litogaster luxoviensis, Litogaster obtusa, Litogaster tiefenbachensis, Litogaster tuberculata, Litogaster turnbullensis, Brachygaster serrata

Type specimens:

  • Litogaster ornata: Its type locality is Böhm quarry, Tarnowitz, which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in the Karchowice Formation of Poland
  • Myrtonius serratusdup: Its type locality is Böhm quarry, Tarnowitz, which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in the Karchowice Formation of Poland.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (3 collections), Poland (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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