Malacostraca - Decapoda - Homolidae
Alternative combinations: Eohomola affinis, Homola affinis, Latheticocarcinus affinus
Full reference: S. L. Jakobsen and J. S. H. Collins. 1997. New middle Danian species of anomuran and brachyuran crabs from Fakse, Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 44:89-100
Belongs to Latheticocarcinus according to A. A. Klompmaker et al. 2022
See also Jakobsen and Collins 1997, Schweitzer 2001 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Latheticocarcinus adelphinus, Latheticocarcinus atlanticus, Latheticocarcinus brevis, Latheticocarcinus brightoni, Latheticocarcinus centurialis, Latheticocarcinus declinatus, Latheticocarcinus dispar, Latheticocarcinus italicus, Latheticocarcinus ludvigseni, Latheticocarcinus pikeae, Latheticocarcinus punctatus, Latheticocarcinus schlueteri, Latheticocarcinus shapiroi, Latheticocarcinus spinigus, Latheticocarcinus transiens
Type specimen: MGUH 24362. Its type locality is Fakse limestone quarry (Jakobsen collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Denmark.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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