Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeoxanthopsidae
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, A. Klompmaker, and J. Luque. 2025. Differentiation of Tehuacana and Hyphalocarcinus new genus from similar forms in Palaeoxanthopsidae (Decapoda, Brachyura, Eubrachyura, Carpilioidea). Journal of Paleontology
Parent taxon: Palaeoxanthopsidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Jakobsenius, Lobulata, Palaeoxantho, Palaeoxanthopsis, Paraverrucoides, Remia, Rocacarcinus, Tehuacana, Verrucoides
Subtaxa: Hyphalocarcinus americana
Type: Dromilites americana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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