Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae
Full reference: W. C. Blow and R. B. Manning. 1996. Preliminary descriptions of 25 new decapod crustaceans from the middle Eocene of the Carolinas, U.S.A. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 29:1-26
Parent taxon: Aethridae according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019
See also Blow and Manning 1996, Lima et al. 2023, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000, Schweitzer et al. 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2007, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2012 and Vega et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Actaeomorpha, Aethra, Drachiella, Eohepatella, Hepatella, Hepatiscus, Hepatus, Ilerdapatiscus, Latuxanthides, Mainhepatiscus, Miohepatus, Osachila, Politohepatiscus, Priabonella, Sakaila
Subtaxa: Eriosachila bajaensis Eriosachila bartholomaeensis Eriosachila cubensis Eriosachila cuvillieri Eriosachila orri Eriosachila petiti Eriosachila rathbunae Eriosachila robertsi Eriosachila rossi Eriosachila terryi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Venezuela (2 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Cuba (1)
• Eocene of Egypt (1), Mexico (3), Panama (1), United States (12: California, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington), Venezuela (1)
• Paleogene of Mexico (2)
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Delaware, New Jersey, South Dakota)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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