Malacostraca - Decapoda - Raninidae
Full reference: F. A. Ferratges, P. Artal, S. Zamora and J. Luque. 2025. Frog crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Raninoidea) from lower Eocene coral reef environments of the Serraduy Formation (Southern Pyrenees, Huesca, Spain). PalZ 99:549-565
Belongs to Quasilaeviranina according to F. A. Ferratges et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Quasilaeviranina arzignagnensis, Quasilaeviranina arzignanensis, Quasilaeviranina eocenica, Quasilaeviranina keyesi, Quasilaeviranina miniscula, Quasilaeviranina minuscula, Quasilaeviranina ombonii, Quasilaeviranina ovalis, Quasilaeviranina pororariensis, Quasilaeviranina simplicissima
Type specimen: MGSB77608, a carapace. Its type locality is Barranco de Ramals, near La Puebla de Roda (MPZ collection), which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Serraduy Formation of Spain.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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