†Orithopsis isericus Fric and Kafka 1887 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Orithopsidae
Alternative combinations: Necrocarcinus isericus, Orthopsis isericus, Palaeocorystes isericus
Belongs to Orithopsis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2016
See also Karasawa et al. 2014 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Orithopsis angelicus, Orithopsis bonneyi, Orithopsis siouxensis, Orithopsis tricarinata, Orithopsis tricarinatus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Czechia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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