Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae
Full reference: D. Lima, R. Costa da Silva, O. Aguilera, A. P. Pinheiro, and W. Santana. 2023. Brazilian Miocene crabs I. Taxonomic review of Cyclocancer tuberculatus Beurlen, 1958 and Hepatella amazonica Beurlen, 1958 (Pancrustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63:e202363012
Parent taxon: Aethridae according to D. Lima et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Actaeomorpha, Aethra, Drachiella, Eohepatella, Eriosachila, Hepatella, Hepatiscus, Hepatus, Ilerdapatiscus, Latuxanthides, Mainhepatiscus, Osachila, Politohepatiscus, Priabonella, Sakaila
Subtaxa: Miohepatus amazonicus
Type: Hepatella amazonica
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections), Mexico (1), Venezuela (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.