Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Full reference: S. Casadio, R. M. Feldmann, A. Parras and C. E. Schweitzer. 2005. Miocene fossil Decapoda (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Patagonia, Argentina, and their paleoecological setting. Annals of Carnegie Museum 74(3):151-188
Belongs to Romaleon according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Casadio et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Cancer (Romaleon) wahkiakumensis, Romaleon antennarium, Romaleon branneri, Romaleon dereki, Romaleon franciscae, Romaleon gibbosulum, Romaleon jordani, Romaleon nakagawaensis, Romaleon polyodon, Romaleon sakamotoi, Romaleon sanbonsugii, Romaleon urbanus
Type specimen: MPEF-PI 1541
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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