Ibacus mazariorum Audo 2017 (slipper lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae

Full reference: D. Audo. 2017. First occurrence of Ibacinae (Eucrustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from the Eocene of Pakistan. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17:533-538

Belongs to Ibacus according to D. Audo 2017

Sister taxa: Ibacus alticrenatus, Ibacus brucei, Ibacus chacei, Ibacus peronii

Type specimen: NHMUK In.48229, a carapace. Its type locality is Shaisuro, Mazari tribal area, which is in a Ypresian coastal shale in the Ghazij Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shaisuro, Mazari tribal area

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