Family Pinnotheridae de Haan 1833 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pinnotheridae

Full reference: W. de Haan. 1833. Crustacea, p. 1-243, pls. A-J, L-Q, 1-55 IN Fauna Japonica.

Parent taxon: Pinnotheroidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Collins et al. 2003, Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992, Luque et al. 2017, Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001 and Vega et al. 2001

Sister taxon: Propinnotheroides

Subtaxa: Parapinnixa Pinnothereliinae Pinnotherinae

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Type: Pinnotheres

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), the Philippines (1), United States (4: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Brunei Darussalam (1), Chile (2), Malaysia (10), United States (2: California)

• Eocene of Italy (1), Mexico (2)

• Paleogene of Mexico (2)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 28 collections including 36 occurrences

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