Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae

Full reference: E. Mychko and C. Schweitzer. 2026. Discovery of decapods from the Paleocene of Russia (Saratov Oblast) with review of all known Paleocene decapods. Palaeontologia Electronica 29(1):a9

Parent taxon: Necrocarcinidae according to E. Mychko and C. Schweitzer 2026

Sister taxa: Arcticocarcinus, Elektrocarcinus, Hadrocarcinus, Necrocarcinus

Subtaxa: Volgacarcinus longispinus

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Type: Volgacarcinus longispinus

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Near Vol'sk Town (Paleocene of Russian Federation)

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