Bittnerilia pentagonalis Beschin et al. 2013 (box crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, and G. Zarantonello. 2013. Aggiornamento ai crostacei decapodi dell'Eocene medio di Cava Boscheeto di Nogarole Vicentino (Vicenza, Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 20:5-25

Belongs to Bittnerilia according to C. Beschin et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Bittnerilia dentata, Bittnerilia eocaena, Bittnerilia eocaenus, Bittnerilia granosa

Type specimen: MCZ 3973-I.G.361677. Its type locality is Cava Boschetto di Nogarole (unspecified unit), which is in a Lutetian carbonate volcaniclastic in the Chiampo Marble Formation of Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cava Boschetto di Nogarole Vicentino (unit D, Nummulites beneharnensis zone)

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