†Xantho vitiensis Rathbun 1945 (stone crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae
Alternative combination: Plagiolophus vitiensis
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1945. Decapod Crustacea. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 181 373-383
Belongs to Xantho according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Karasawa and Schweitzer 2004 and Rathbun 1945
Sister taxa: Xantho agassizi, Xantho edwardsi, Xantho granulosus, Xantho hydrophilus, Xantho incisus, Xantho lovisatoi, Xantho moldavicus
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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