Palaeopinnixa rathbunae Schweitzer et al. 2000 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae

Synonym: Pinnixa eocenica Rathbun 1926 [replaced name]

Belongs to Palaeopinnixa according to E. P. Gustafson 2023

See also Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer et al. 2000, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Squires 2001

Sister taxa: Palaeopinnixa alontensis, Palaeopinnixa eocenica, Palaeopinnixa granulosa, Palaeopinnixa heckeri, Palaeopinnixa intermedia, Palaeopinnixa mytilicola, Palaeopinnixa perornata, Palaeopinnixa prima, Palaeopinnixa rocaensis, Palaeopinnixa rotunda, Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) mytilicola, Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) nodosa

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: Oregon, Washington collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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