Astacodes kamptneri Bachmayer 1959 (spiny lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Alternative combination: Palinurus kamptneri

Full reference: F. Bachmayer. 1959. Neue Crustaceen aus dem Jura von Stramberg (ČSR). Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Abteilung I 168:937-944

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

See also Bachmayer 1959

Sister taxa: Palinurus baumbergicus, Palinurus elephas, Palinurus palaciosi, Palinurus sauerweinorum, Palinurus teruzzii, Palinurus trigonus, Palinurus veronicae, Palinurus woodwardi, Astacodes falcifer, Astacodes maxwelli, Astacodes woodwardi, Astacodes davisi, Astacodes strambergensis

Type specimen: NHMW 343/1959, a carapace

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Štramberk (NHMW collection) (Jurassic of Czechia)

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