Harpactocarcinus fedrigoi Beschin et al. 2014 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, and R. Zorzin. 2014. Nuovo specie di Harpactocarcinus a. Milne-Edwards, 1862 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Zanthospidae) dell'Eocene del Monti Lessini veronesi (Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 21:5-12

Belongs to Harpactocarcinus according to C. Beschin et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Harpactocarcinus americanus, Harpactocarcinus dalmatius, Harpactocarcinus istriensis, Harpactocarcinus jacquoti, Harpactocarcinus macrodactylus, Harpactocarcinus miocenicus, Harpactocarcinus mississippiensis, Harpactocarcinus multidentatus, Harpactocarcinus ovalis, Harpactocarcinus punctulatus, Harpactocarcinus rathbunae, Harpactocarcinus rotundatus, Harpactocarcinus souverbiei, Harpactocarcinus spinosus, Harpactocarcinus tumidus, Harpactocarcinus valrovinensis, Harpactocarcinus wilkeningi, Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis

Type specimen: Museo Attilio Fedrigo di Sona 14110, a carapace. Its type locality is South of Breonio, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at South of Breonio

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