Ixoides miocenicus Garassino et al. 2024 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Full reference: A. Garassino, G. Pasini, M. Mirzaie Ataabadi and T. Nyborg. 2024. Taxonomic names, in New report of decapod crustaceans from the Miocene of Iran. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 76(A200324)

Belongs to Ixoides according to A. Garassino et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ZNUPL-CC2, a carapace. Its type locality is 6 km south of Rudig village, which is in a Tortonian carbonate marl in Iran.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at 6 km south of Rudig village

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