Dinochelus steeplensis Tshudy and Saward 2012 (clawed lobster)

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

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