Malacostraca - Decapoda - Trichopeltariidae
Full reference: S. Casadio, A. De Angeli, R. M. Feldmann, A. Garassino, J. L. Hetler, A. Parras, and C. E. Schweitzer. 2004. New decapod crustaceans (Thalassinidea, Galatheoidea, Brachyura) from the Middle Oligocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Annals of Carnegie Museum 73(2):25-47
Belongs to Trichopeltarion according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2005
See also Casadio et al. 2004 and Luque et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Trichopeltarion berglundorum, Trichopeltarion decorus, Trichopeltarion frassinetti, Trichopeltarion granulosa, Trichopeltarion greggi, Trichopeltarion huziokai, Trichopeltarion inflatus, Trichopeltarion merrinae, Trachycarcinus coralinus
Type specimen: GHUNLPam 25.040. Its type locality is Left bank of Rio Foyel, which is in a Miocene offshore shale in the Rio Foyel Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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