Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calcinidae
Full reference: F. J. Vega, T. Cosma, M. A. Coutino, R. M. Feldmann, T. G. Nyborg, C. E. Schweitzer, and D. A. Waugh. 2001. New middle Eocene decapods (Crustacea) from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 75:929-946
Belongs to Dardanus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2002
See also Vega et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Dardanus arnoldi, Dardanus arrosor, Dardanus australis, Dardanus balaitus, Dardanus bayani, Dardanus biordines, Dardanus braggensis, Dardanus colosseus, Dardanus crassimanus, Dardanus curtimanus, Dardanus deformis, Dardanus faxensis, Dardanus gemmatus, Dardanus helleri, Dardanus hungaricus, Dardanus impressus, Dardanus lauensis, Dardanus mediterraneus, Dardanus megistos, Dardanus muelleri, Dardanus pedunculatus, Dardanus portmorantensis, Dardanus setifer, Dardanus squamatus, Dardanus substriatus, Dardanus suessi
Type specimen: IHNCH-327. Its type locality is IHM 1004, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the San Juan Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (3 collections)
• Paleogene of Mexico (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.