Homarus mickelsoni Bishop 1985 (clawed lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Alternative combination: Hoploparia mickelsoni

Belongs to Homarus according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Homarus americanus, Homarus brittonestris, Homarus davisi, Homarus fami, Homarus gammarus, Homarus lehmanni, Homarus morrisi, Homarus neptunianus, Homarus percyi, Homarus travisensis, Homarus vulgaris

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Heart Trail Ranch Locality (Cretaceous of South Dakota)

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