†Dinochelus steeplensis Tshudy and Saward 2012 (clawed lobster)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Full reference: D. Tshudy and J. Saward. 2012. Dinochelus steeplensis, a new species of clawed lobster (Nephropidae) from the London Clay (Eocene) of England. Journal of Crustacean Biology 32(1):67-79
Belongs to Dinochelus according to D. Tshudy and J. Saward 2012
Sister taxon: Dinochelus radwanskii
Type specimen: IC 563, an exoskeleton
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (11 collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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