Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munididae
Full reference: A. A. Klompmaker, C. M. Robins, S. L. Jakobsen and E. Sheldon. 2022. Systematics of 12 Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Paleogene squat lobster taxa (Galatheoidea). Journal of Paleontology 96:1087-1110
Belongs to Protomunida according to A. A. Klompmaker et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Protomunida bennickei, Protomunida kambuehelensis, Protomunida munidoides, Protomunida pentacantha, Protomunida pentaspinosa, Protomunida primaeva, Protomunida spitzbergica
Type specimen: OESM 11255, a carapace. Its type locality is Faxe (Geomuseum Faxe collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Faxe Formation of Denmark.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (2 collections), Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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