Malacostraca - Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae
Full reference: N. Robin, B. W. N. Van Bakel, J. Pacaud and S. Charbonnier. 2016. Decapod crustaceans from the Paleocene (Danian) of the Paris Basin (Vigny stratotype and allied localities) and a limpet palaeoassociation. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15:257-273
Belongs to Titanocarcinus according to N. Robin et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Titanocarcinus briarti, Titanocarcinus decor, Titanocarcinus elegansdup, Titanocarcinus euglyhos, Titanocarcinus faxeensis, Titanocarcinus kambuehelensis, Titanocarcinus mammillatus, Titanocarcinus polonicus, Titanocarcinus raulinianus, Titanocarcinus reisi, Titanocarcinus serratifrons, Titanocarcinus sismondae, Titanocarcinus subellipticus, Titanocarcinus zoellneri
Type specimen: MNHN.F.R03783. Its type locality is Bois-des-Roches, Vigny (MNHN collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Calcaire de Vigny Formation of France.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bois-des-Roches, Vigny (MNHN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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