†Xandaros sternbergi Rathbun 1926 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xandarocarcinidae
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1926. The fossil stalk-eyed Crustacea of the Pacific slope of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 138:1-155
Belongs to Xandaros according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Xandarocarcinus sternbergi
Type specimen: USNM 73390. Its type locality is Kellys Ranch, 5 mi N (sic) of Carlsbad Station, Santa Fe Railway, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Point Loma Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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