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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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