†Mclaynotopus Artal et al. 2022 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dromiidae
Full reference: P. Artal, F. A. Ferratges, B. W. M. Bakel and S. Zamora. 2022. A highly diverse dromioid crab assemblage (Decapoda, Brachyura) associated with pinnacle reefs in the lower Eocene of Spain. Journal of Paleontology 96:591-610
Parent taxon: Basinotopidae according to C.E. Schweitzer and R.M. Feldmann 2024
See also Artal et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Basinotopus, Lucanthonisia, Noetlingocarcinus
Subtaxa: Mclaynotopus alpina Mclaynotopus longispinosus
Type: Mclaynotopus longispinosus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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