Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae
Alternative combination: Meyeria mexicana
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160
Belongs to Atherfieldastacus according to N. Robin et al. 2016
See also Feldmann et al. 1995, Rathbun 1935 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Atherfieldastacus magnus, Atherfieldastacus rapax, Atherfieldastacus schwartzi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chihuahua, Abuja Colorada canyon on north side of Cerro Chino..., which is in an Aptian marine shale in the Gargasian Formation of Mexico
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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