Dioratiopus angusta Wright and Collins 1972 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Alternative combinations: Glaessnerella angusta, Glaessneria angusta

Full reference: C. W. Wright and J. S. H. Collins. 1972. British Cretaceous Crabs. Palaeontographical Society Monographs 1-114

Belongs to Dioratiopus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Schweitzer and Feldmann 2011

Sister taxa: Dioratiopus dawsonensis, Dioratiopus depressa, Dioratiopus hearttailensis, Dioratiopus latteri, Dioratiopus primitivus, Dioratiopus salebrosus, Dioratiopus scotti, Dioratiopus spinosa

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Horse Ledge Decapods (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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