Malacostraca - Decapoda - Euryplacidae
Alternative combination: Glyphithyreus wichmanni
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann, S. CasadÃo, L. Chirino-Galvez and M. Aguirre-Urreta. 1995. Fossil decapod crustaceans from the Jaguel and Roca Formations (Maastrichtian-Danian) of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 69(5 II):1-22
Belongs to Chirinocarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2022
See also Feldmann et al. 1995 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is General Roca, which is in a Danian deep subtidal ramp marl in the Roca Formation of Argentina
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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